Santee, California

About Santee

Santee, CA is a thriving city located in southeastern California counting 59,104 people who proudly call it home.

Officially, Santee is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 16.54 square miles, giving it a compact, walkable footprint at roughly 3,573 residents per square mile.

📰 Santee News Today

• Santee Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 23
• Hawaiian Luau Returning To Santee Senior Living Community Patch · Aug 13
• California courts deal major blow to 3,000-home development project Courthouse News · Jun 5
• Crews contain fire in Santee that prompted evacuation of businesses fox5sandiego.com · Mar 29
• CBRE Arranges $3.7 Million Sale of Retail Property in Santee, California CBRE · Jun 4

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Santee Unique

• Positioned in southeastern California, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of California — one of 1,618 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• The sweet spot: real amenities without big-city congestion.
• Local businesses and schools anchored by a stable resident base of 59,104.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 4 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Santee

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Santee

• Anny´s Fine Burger — burger
• Broken Yolk Cafe — breakfast
• Chili's — tex-mex
• Daboba — bubble tea (café)
• Denny's — american
• Ferny's Mexican Grill — mexican
• Filippi's Pizza Grotto Santee — italian
• Kaffee Meister - Santee Coffeehouse — coffee shop (café)
• Mr. Birriria
• Panda Country — chinese

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Santee

• Sportsplex USA reviews ★
• Town Center Community Park East reviews ★
• Town Center Community Park West reviews ★
• Big Rock Park reviews ★
• East Fortuna Staging Area reviews ★
• Fairbrook Neighborhood Park reviews ★
• Mast Park reviews ★
• Mission Trails Regional Park · Nature reserve reviews ★
• North Town Center Park reviews ★
• Polo Barn Park reviews ★
• San Diego River · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Santee Lakes Recreation Preserve reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Santee

• Cajon Park Elementary
• Carlton Hills Elementary
• Carlton Oaks Elementary
• Chet F. Harritt Elementary
• Hill Creek Elementary
• PRIDE Academy at Prospect Avenue
• Rio Seco Elementary
• Santana High
• Santee Alternative
• Santee Success Program
• Sycamore Canyon Elementary
• West Hills High

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Santee

🏘️ Nearby Communities