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History · Imperial Beach

Imperial Beach, since 1887

Imperial Beach is a beach city in San Diego County, California, United States, with a population of 26,137 as of the 2020 census. We’re gathering its old postcards, photos and papers from public archives right now.

Photo: Kotoviski photographed by Henryk Kotowski

139 years of Imperial Beach

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1887established
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Boundary source: https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServer/18 · 2025-01-01
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