Egger Highlands, San Diego
{{Short description|Neighborhood in Southern San Diego}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2025}}
{{Use American English|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Egger Highlands, San Diego
| official_name = Egger Highlands
| settlement_type = Community of San Diego
| image_skyline = Egger Highlands, San Diego, CA, USA - panoramio (2).jpg
| area_code = 619
| postal_code = 92154
| named_for = Robert Egger Sr.
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_type2 = County
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| image_caption = The Salt Works Plant located on the North side of Egger Highlands.
| motto =
| pushpin_map = United States San Diego Southern
| pushpin_mapsize =
| pushpin_map_caption = Location within Southern San Diego
| coordinates = {{coord|32.587103|-117.096278|display=inline}}
| subdivision_name1 = {{Flag|California|size=23px}}
| subdivision_name2 = {{Flagicon image|Flag of San Diego County, California.png|size=23px}} San Diego
| subdivision_type3 = City
| subdivision_name3 = {{Flagicon image|Flag of San Diego, California.svg|size=23px}} San Diego
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| postal_code_type = ZIP code
| population_as_of = 2020
| population_total = 12,102
| elevation_m = 2
| elevation_ft = 7
}}
Egger Highlands is a residential neighborhood in the southern section of downtown San Diego, California. It neighbors Palm City and Nestor to the east, San Diego Bay to the north, Imperial Beach to the southwest and Chula Vista to the northeast. Major thoroughfares include Coronado Avenue, Saturn Boulevard, and Palm Avenue.
History
Egger Highlands is named for the Egger family, which donated land in 1946 to house St. Charles Catholic Church, the area's first Roman Catholic church.{{cite web|url=http://saintcharles.org/parish-history/|title=Parish History|work=Saint Charles Catholic Church|access-date=20 February 2014}} Egger Highlands, along with other portions of South San Diego, was annexed by the city of San Diego from San Diego County in 1957.[http://www.sandiego.gov/citycouncil/cd8/communities/eggerhighlands/index.shtml Egger Highlands], City of San Diego Communities In 1993, The murders of Charlie Keever and Jonathan Sellers were believed to have occurred on the Otay River Valley Bike Trail behind the Southland Shopping Center.{{Cite web |last=Uribe |first=Miriam |title=When will the bloody spree end? |url=http://sunnycv.com/history/exhibits/images/sellerskeever4.jpg |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240501212844/http://sunnycv.com/history/exhibits/images/sellerskeever4.jpg |archive-date=2024-05-01|url-status=live |access-date=2024-05-01|website=sunnycv}}
Facilities and landmarks
Egger Highlands is home to the Robert Egger, Sr. Community Park, located at Coronado Avenue and Saturn Boulevard.
Education
Private schools in Egger Highlands include the St. Charles School.{{cite web|url=http://www.saintcharlesschool.com/|title=Home page|work=Saint Charles Catholic School|access-date=20 February 2014}} The area is served by Sweetwater Union High School District and it currently houses just one Middle School which includes Mar Vista Academy.
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{{Neighborhoods of San Diego}}
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