Map of El Cajon, United States
El Cajon is a city in California, United States, with a population of about 103,679. It lies at 32.7948°N, 116.9625°W, about 133 m above sea level. El Cajon is about 3,633 km (2,257 mi) west of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is Santee, 5 km to the north.
El Cajon at a glance
Country
Region
California
Population
103,679GeoNames
Coordinates
32.7948, -116.962532°47′41″N 116°57′45″W
Time zone
America/Los_AngelesUTC−08:00 / UTC−07:00 (daylight saving time)
Local time
–
Elevation
133 m (436 ft)
Distance to Washington, D.C.
3,633 km (2,257 mi)
Where is El Cajon?
- Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
- Daylight ranges from about 9 h 59 min on the shortest day to 14 h 19 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).
Cities near El Cajon
- Santee — 5 km north
- La Mesa — 6 km southwest
- La Presa — 10 km south
- National City — 18 km southwest
- Poway — 20 km north
- Chula Vista — 21 km southwest
- San Diego — 21 km southwest
- Tijuana — 33 km south, Mexico
- Escondido — 38 km north
- Pórticos de San Antonio — 40 km south, Mexico
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.