Area Information

About Oceanside

The City of Oceanside is a 42-square-mile coastal community located in North San Diego County, California. Voted the fifth most desirable weather in the world, Oceanside has a near perfect year-round climate and offers both an incomparable lifestyle and abundant economic opportunity.

Residents and visitors alike enjoy Oceanside Harbor, a picturesque mix of water sports and docks for 1,000 small craft. Activities include sailing, kayaking, whale watching, fishing and sightseeing charters, resort hotel accommodations, restaurants, retail shops, and residential properties.

Nearby is the nostalgic Oceanside Pier, the longest wooden ocean pier on the West Coast. Nearly four miles of sandy beaches attract internationally renowned surfers and surfing contests. The Surf Museum and the Oceanside Sea Center, located in the downtown area, also testify to the connection between the city and the sea.

Oceanside hosts two public golf courses and one private 18-hole, or executive, golf course. More than 80 other golf facilities are located within an easy drive of Oceanside.

Oceanside is within 30 minutes of the San Diego Chargers, the Padres, renowned museums and theaters, and some of the most popular tourist attractions in the world, including the San Diego Zoo, Balboa Park, Old Town, Sea World, the Del Mar Racetrack and the Wild Animal Park.

Transportation

Oceanside is centrally located just 45 minutes north of the San Diego International Airport and 45 minutes south of John Wayne Airport in Orange County. Oceanside has a staffed Amtrak, Metrolink and Coaster rail line to San Diego, Orange, Los Angeles, San Bernardino and Riverside counties. The Sprinter, an east-west rail line system connecting Oceanside and Escondido, is expected to be completed in 2008, and will offer six transit stations in Oceanside.

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5,913 businesses
2,778 Brick & Mortar Businesses
32,856 employees
1,020 Chamber of Commerce members

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utilities

Water Rates - City of Oceanside
Rates are comprised of a monthly water usage charge and a service charge. New construction requires a water and wastewater system buy-in fee and a capacity charge imposed by the San Diego County Water Authority based on meter size.

Commercial: Buy-in fees

Sewer Rates – City of Oceanside
Sewer rates are comprised of a monthly sewer flow charge and a service charge.

Commercial: Sewer flow estimated at 90 percent of water usage. The rate varies. Monthly charge range: $9.47 (5/8-inch meter) to $128.40 (3-inch meter)

Should you decide to build or buy in Oceanside the City can serve the financing needs of your business by accessing the Small Business Administration (SBA) 504 program or other available loan programs, if eligible.

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Should you choose to build in Oceanside, the City offers a free and easy pre-development service. This is an opportunity to meet with the various City departments, such as Planning, Engineering, Building, Water Utilities, etc., to identify site-specific issues and address any concerns prior to incurring significant engineering expenses. The City is committed to making the construction process as quick and easy as possible.

Jane McVey | 760.435.3352
Director of Economic Development & Redevelopment
City of Oceanside