Map of La Mesa, United States

La Mesa is a city in California, United States, with a population of about 60,089. It lies at 32.7678°N, 117.0231°W, about 161 m above sea level. La Mesa is about 3,639 km (2,261 mi) west of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is El Cajon, 6 km to the northeast.

La Mesa at a glance

Where is La Mesa?

• 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 La Mesa

• El Cajon — 6 km northeast
• La Presa — 7 km south
• Santee — 9 km northeast
• National City — 12 km southwest
• San Diego — 14 km southwest
• Chula Vista — 15 km south
• Poway — 22 km north
• Tijuana — 30 km south, Mexico
• Pórticos de San Antonio — 36 km south, Mexico
• Encinitas — 39 km northwest

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.