Map of Chula Vista, United States

Chula Vista is a city in California, United States, with a population of about 265,757. It lies at 32.6401°N, 117.0842°W, about 21 m above sea level. Chula Vista is about 3,650 km (2,268 mi) west of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is National City, 4 km to the north.

Chula Vista at a glance

Where is Chula Vista?

• The 14th largest city in California on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 00 min on the shortest day to 14 h 18 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Chula Vista

• National City — 4 km north
• La Presa — 11 km northeast
• San Diego — 11 km northwest
• La Mesa — 15 km north
• Tijuana — 17 km southeast, Mexico
• El Cajon — 21 km northeast
• Pórticos de San Antonio — 22 km south, Mexico
• Santee — 24 km northeast
• Rosarito — 31 km south, Mexico
• Poway — 36 km north

Largest cities in California

• Los Angeles — 3,820,914
• San Diego — 1,404,452
• San Jose — 997,368
• San Francisco — 827,526
• Fresno — 542,107
• Sacramento — 524,943
• Long Beach — 474,140
• Oakland — 419,267
• Bakersfield — 373,640
• Anaheim — 350,742

Largest cities in United States

• New York City — 8,804,190
• Los Angeles — 3,820,914
• Brooklyn — 2,736,074
• Chicago — 2,664,452
• Queens — 2,316,841
• Houston — 2,314,157
• Phoenix — 1,650,070
• Philadelphia — 1,573,916
• San Antonio — 1,526,656
• Manhattan — 1,487,536

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.