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Valley Center, located in North San Diego County, is popular for having affluent custom homes, and ranches.  Valley Center is also known for having agricultural crops and orchards. There are many equestrian enthusiasts in Valley Center as well.  Many properties in Valley Center have views of lush and green Pauma Valley, and picturesque mountain views of Mt. Palomar. 

Originally, Valley Center, California, had a large population of massive orchards with very few residential dwellings.  Over the years and more recently, some of the agricultural land has been designated to rural residential for housing development.  The 2 acre minimums have slowed growth in Valley Center, and attracted homeowners seeking to build large estate homes and ranches.  However, there is discussion of making the mandatory lot sizes smaller than two acres. 

Valley Center is a CDP (Census Designated Place) of San Diego County, California.  Fallbrook, Escondido, Pauma Valley, Pala, and South Riverside County are near Valley Center, California. 

The rich soil in Valley Center is a benefit to many crops, such as oranges, lemons, avocados, and much of the area is also popular to growers of ornamental crops, many floral varieties, palms and trees for commercial use.  The area has many custom homes on acreage and therefore is popular for those who want to live on land rather than in a community of tract homes.  There are also many animal friendly residents and even a thriving farming community including hens and llamas.

The zip code for Valley Center is 92082.  Valley Center could be viewed as a community in transition from a small rural area that to a suburban area with many custom homes and subdivide builders, and individual seeking lower density living in a rural setting.  This is why the area of Valley Center, has many ranch homes, custom homes and estates. 

There are currently two major casinos in the vicinity of Valley Center - Harrah's Rincon and Valley View; both were opened in 2001-02, bringing traffic and jobs to what used to be an out-of-the-way agricultural town. High traffic necessitated highway improvements, partially paid by casino contributions.

Even though the current population of Valley Center has over 2000 homes, there is still no “chain”,   stores in Valley Center.  Residents must do shopping in small individually owned stores, or drive to Escondido, Fallbrook, or Temecula to go to department stores and larger grocery stores.   Call me to see what your Valley Center home is worth or call me for an updated list of current homes and ranches available in Valley Center, California.