Tecate, California

Tecate is an unincorporated community in the Mountain Empire area of southeastern San Diego County, California, directly adjacent to the Mexican city of Tecate, Baja California. The area is best known for its border crossing between the United States and Mexico, and nearby Tecate Peak. It is affectionately known by the people of Tecate by the Spanish diminutive of "Tecatito" in account of its small size compared with Mexican Tecate.

Tecate
Tecate Port of Entry
Tecate is located in California
Tecate
Tecate
Location within the state of California
Tecate is located in the United States
Tecate
Tecate
Tecate (the United States)
Coordinates: 32°34′38″N 116°37′39″W
Country United States
State California
County San Diego
Elevation1,778 ft (542 m)
Population
 (2000)
  Total207
(71.01% of the population is Hispanic or Latino of any race)[2]
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP codes
91980
Area code619
GNIS feature ID1661553[1]

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