Santa Ysabel is an unincorporated

Unincorporated area

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 community in California

California

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, in the east half of San Diego County. It is home to Santa Ysabel Asistencia

Santa Ysabel Asistencia

The Santa Ysabel Asistencia was founded on September 20, 1818 at Cañada de Santa Ysabel in the mountains east of San Diego , as a "sub-mission" to Mission San Diego de Alcalá, and to serve as a rest stop for those travelling between San Diego and Sonora...

, a Spanish

Spain

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 mission

Mission (Christian)

Christian missionary activities often involve sending individuals and groups , to foreign countries and to places in their own homeland. This has frequently involved not only evangelization , but also humanitarian work, especially among the poor and disadvantaged...

. The town is located near the San Diego River

San Diego River

The San Diego River is a river in San Diego County, California. It originates in the Cuyamaca Mountains northwest of the town of Julian, then flows to the southwest until it reaches the El Capitan Reservoir, the largest reservoir in the river's watershed at . Below El Capitan Dam, the river runs...

 just north of the Cleveland National Forest

Cleveland National Forest

Cleveland National Forest encompasses 460,000 acres , mostly of chaparral, with a few riparian areas. A warm dry mediterranean climate prevails over the Forest. It is the southernmost National forest of California. It is administered by the United States Forest Service, a government agency within...

 at the junction of Highway 78

California State Route 78

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 and Highway 79

California State Route 79

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Some other notable sights of the small town are the famous Dudley's Bakery, and a Julian Apple Pie factory. The town serves as a gateway to the mountains of San Diego County, including the Laguna Mountains

Laguna Mountains

The Laguna Mountains are a section of the Peninsular Ranges in eastern San Diego County, California. The mountains run in a northwest/southeast alignment for approximately ....

, Julian, and Palomar Mountain

Palomar Mountain

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The ZIP Code

ZIP Code

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 is 92070 and the community is inside area codes 442 and 760

Area code 760

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