Mira Mesa (Spanish for “Table View”) is a community and neighborhood in San Diego, California. The city-recognized Mira Mesa Community Plan Area is roughly bounded by Interstate 15 on the east, Interstate 805 on the west, the Los Peñasquitos Canyon on the north, and Marine Corps Air Station Miramar on the south. Most of the community plan area is referred to as Mira Mesa; the community plan area also includes the neighborhoods of Sorrento Valley and Sorrento Mesa. As defined by the San Diego Police Department’s neighborhood map, the Mira Mesa neighborhood is roughly bounded by Interstate 15 to the east, Camino Santa Fe to the west, the Los Peñasquitos Canyon to the north, and Carroll Canyon to the south.
A new development known as 3Roots will be going into Sorrento Mesa in 2022. It will be situated just east of Camino Santa Fe, where a rock quarry owned by Vulcan Materials currently exists. Along with 3Roots, a development known as Stone Creek will be added to Mira Mesa, further increasing the population in 2025.
Mira Mesa has about 80,000 residents, including students, families, and single people. Over 23,000 homes in the community, averaging 3.09 people per household. The median age is 32.4 years. EZ San Diego Junk Removal
Arts and Culture
- The Mira Mesa Street Fair is held the first Saturday in October on Camino Ruiz on the block just north of Mira Mesa Boulevard. The Mira Mesa Town Council sponsors the fair.
- Annual San Diego Tet Festival is held at Mira Mesa Park on Lunar New Year Weekend.
- Mira Mesa High School’s marching band, the Sapphire Sound, was part of the band that performed in the Sydney 2000 Olympics Opening Ceremonies. The band also served in the 2016 Rose Parade in Pasadena, California, on January 1, 2016; they have also been selected to return for the 2022 Parade. The marching band has 225 members. In 2019 the schools Symphonic Band and Symphonic Orchestra were invited to play at the Carnegie Hall in New York City.
Sports
- The Mira Mesa AYSO Region 285 soccer program is open to all children between 4 and 19.
- Mira Mesa girls’ softball, for ages 12 and under, won the state championship in 1999, 2005, and 2006.
- Mira Mesa Little League is a non-profit Little League Baseball organization for children
Restaurants Nearby
- The Fancy Fish is located at 9430 Mira Mesa Blvd #5B, San Diego, CA
- El Patron is located at 9460 Mira Mesa Blvd H, San Diego, CA
- Chili’s Grill & Bar is located at 10184 Scripps Highlands Dr, San Diego, CA
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