College Area, San Diego

College Area, San Diego
Community of San Diego
College Area
Campanile Drive
College Area, San Diego Location within San Diego
Coordinates: 32°46′19″N 117°04′08″W / 32.771831°N 117.068939°W / 32.771831; -117.068939
Country	United States of America
State	California
County	San Diego
City	San Diego

The College Area is a residential community in the Mid-City region of San Diego, California, United States. The College Area is dominated by San Diego State University (SDSU), after which the area is named. Several neighborhoods in the College Area were developed in the 1930s, with others becoming established in the post-war period.^[1] The College Area is bordered to the west by Kensington and Talmadge and to the east by the city of La Mesa. El Cajon Boulevard is a busy shopping district; additional retail, entertainment and dining establishments are located in a new housing and commercial complex known as South Campus Plaza on College Avenue at Aztec Center. The College Area includes the neighborhoods of the Catoctin Area, Dennstedt Point, East Falls View Drive, Saranac-Mohawk, and an Orthodox Jewish neighborhood in the area near Congregation Beth Jacob Orthodox Synagogue on College Avenue. The region includes UC San Diego Health East Campus Medical Center, a 306-bed acute care facility, and the College-Rolando branch of the San Diego Public Library.