Location: Camp Pendleton is located in North San Diego County, in Southern California. The base is adjacent to the City of Oceanside, a military town, by the Main Gate in the South. The City of Fallbrook borders our base to the East, right outside the Fallbrook Naval Weapons Station Gate. The City of San Clemente borders the base at the most northern part, the San Onofre area. The size of Camp Pendleton is comparable to the size of the State of Rhode Island.
Cost of Living: The cost of living is high to very high in San Diego County
Base Operator: 760-725-4111 or DSN 312-365-4111
Area Population: 168,602 in Oceanside, CA with 29,100 in the nearby city of Fallbrook, CA. Just north of San Diego, CA with a population of 2,813,833
Schools: Children of families residing on base attend schools run by the Oceanside, Fallbrook, and San Clemente school districts. There are 6 elementary schools (all on base), 1 middle school, and 4 high schools. The School Liaison Office can be reached at 760-725-6513 / 760-725-6514, (DSN) 312-365-6513.
Marine and Family Programs:MCCS 760-725-3400/760-725-6090 /1-800-253-1624, (DSN) 312-365-3400
Housing: Nearly 6,880 on-base housing units are available for Camp Pendleton personnel. Waiting periods range from 1-16 months and may vary according to rank, family size, and area requirements. For more information call 1-800-843-2182 or 760-725-6246, for housing area Pacific View/Stuart Mesa, call 760-763-1300, and for base housing office at San Onofre housing, call 760-725-7027.
Personnel who wish to live in off-base housing will be permitted to do so. On the economy, the median house/condo value in Oceanside was $488,500 and median rental was $1224. Median house/condo value in Fallbrook is $575,400 and median rental is $1,085.
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