San Diego county real estate
City: Otay Mesa


Formerly fields of vegetations growing in the sun, the community of Otay Mesa now is a flourishing city near the Mexican border. The transformation from farmland to urbanization occured in 1957 with a family residential subdivision development, now this minority community consists of multi-family dwellings, a major industrial and commercial center.

Other features include four parks, one recreational center, a small YMCA, four small shopping centers, major department stores and supermarkets, two beauty colleges, two public junior and senior high schools, in the Sweetwater school district and six public elementary schools, a child development center, several day care centers and a 10,000 square foot city library complete with a community room, a conference room, staff lounge, spacious workroom and a book collection of 32,000 volumes. Nearby communities are Chula Vista, Imperial Beach and San Ysidro. ZIP Code: 91915. Population: 609. Median income: $37,500.