Pine Hills, San Diego County, California

Pine Hills is an unincorporated community in San Diego County, California,[1] about a mile south and slightly west of Julian. It is located along and at the southern end of Pine Hills Road, about two miles south of state Highway 78. The residents of Pine Hills have an address in Julian in the 92036 zip code.

For other places with the same name, see Pine Hills (disambiguation).

Pine Hills is located largely within the Cleveland National Forest on a knoll that extends from about 3,900 feet (1,200 m) asl to about 4,300 feet (1,300 m) asl. The community includes the Pine Hills Lodge and the YMCA Camps Marston and Raintree, and is near William Heise County Park—Pine Hills Fire Station and Robotic Weather Station. The Pine Hills Water District is based in the community. Many homes in Pine Hills burnt in the 2003 Cedar Fire.

History

Pine Hills had its own post office from September 11, 1913, to June 30, 1931, when it was closed and moved to Julian.[2]

References
  1. "Pine Hills". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. Frickstad, Walter N., A Century of California Post Offices 1848-1954, Philatelic Research Society, Oakland, CA. 1955, pp. 147-158.

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