Egger Highlands, San Diego

Neighborhood in Southern San Diego

Community of San Diego in California

32°35′14″N 117°05′47″W / 32.587103°N 117.096278°W / 32.587103; -117.096278Country

United States of AmericaState

CaliforniaCounty

San Diego City

San DiegoNamed forRobert Egger Sr.Elevation

2 m (7 ft)Population

(2020)

• Total12,102ZIP code

92154

Area code619

Egger Highlands is a residential neighborhood in the southern section of San Diego. It neighbors Palm City and Nestor to the east, San Diego Bay to the north, Imperial Beach to the southwest and Chula Vista to the northeast. Major thoroughfares include Coronado Avenue, Saturn Boulevard, and Palm Avenue.

History

Egger Highlands is named for the Egger family, which donated land in 1946 to house St. Charles Catholic Church, the area's first Roman Catholic church.^[1] Egger Highlands, along with other portions of South San Diego, was annexed by the city of San Diego from San Diego County in 1957.^[2] In 1993, The murders of Jonathan Sellers and Charlie Keever were believed to have occurred on the Otay River Valley Bike Trail behind the Southland Shopping Center.^[3]

Facilities and landmarks

Egger Highlands is home to the Robert Egger, Sr. Community Park, located at Coronado Avenue and Saturn Boulevard.

Education

Private schools in Egger Highlands include the St. Charles School.^[4] The area is served by Sweetwater Union High School District and it currently houses just one Middle School which includes Mar Vista Academy.

References

^ "Parish History". Saint Charles Catholic Church. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
^ Egger Highlands, City of San Diego Communities
^ Uribe, Miriam. "When will the bloody spree end?". sunnycv. Archived from the original on 2024-05-01. Retrieved 2024-05-01.
^ "Home page". Saint Charles Catholic School. Retrieved 20 February 2014.