San Diego County, California

San Diego County covers approximately 4,255 square miles - 65 miles from north to south and 86 miles from east to west. San Diego County is the second largest in the state with a population of more than 2.6 million.

The County draws its name from San Diego de Alcala, a designation credited to Spaniard Don Sebastian Vizcaino who sailed into what is now San Diego Bay on November 12, 1603, and renamed it in honor of his flagship and, it is said, his favorite saint. The site was actually discovered 61 years earlier by Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo who had named it San Miguel.

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