Pine Valley, California

Pine Valley is a community and census-designated place (CDP) in the Cuyamaca Mountains of the Mountain Empire area, in southeastern San Diego County, California. The population was 1,510 at the 2010 census, up from 1,501 at the 2000 census.GeographyPine Valley is named for the locally unique strand of Jeffrey pine (Pinus jeffreyi) found along Pine Valley Creek, a seasonal drainage in the foothills of the Laguna Mountains in central San Diego County. According to the United States Geological Survey, Pine Valley is located 3,736 feet (1,139 m) above sea level, at. Interstate 8 passes east-to-west along the southern border of Pine Valley, and crosses Laguna Summit (altitude 4055ft) just to the east of the town. The Sunrise Highway marks the eastern border of the town.According to the United States Census Bureau Pine Valley is located at (32.828184, -116.526583), which is near the center of the Pine Valley census-designated place (CDP). The Pine Valley CDP has a total area of 7.1sqmi, all land. Average annual precipitation is 23.7 inches (51.9 cm)