| Egger Highlands, San Diego | |
| Official Name: | Egger Highlands |
| Settlement Type: | Community of San Diego |
| Area Code: | 619 |
| Postal Code: | 92154 |
| Named For: | Robert Egger Sr. |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Pushpin Map: | United States San Diego Southern |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within Southern San Diego |
| Coordinates: | 32.5871°N -117.0963°W |
| Subdivision Name2: | San Diego |
| Subdivision Type3: | City |
| Subdivision Name3: | San Diego |
| 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 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.
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.[1] Egger Highlands, along with other portions of South San Diego, was annexed by the city of San Diego from San Diego County in 1957.[2] In 1993, The murders of Jonathan Sellers and Charlie Keever were believed to have occurred on the Otay River Valley Bike Trail behind the Southland Shopping Center.[3]
Egger Highlands is home to the Robert Egger, Sr. Community Park, located at Coronado Avenue and Saturn Boulevard.
Private schools in Egger Highlands include the St. Charles School.[4] The area is served by Sweetwater Union High School District and it currently houses just one Middle School which includes Mar Vista Academy.
