Serra Mesa, San Diego

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Serra Mesa, San Diego
Community of San Diego
Serra Mesa
Serra Mesa entrance at Aero Drive and Sandrock Drive
Serra Mesa, San Diego Location within Northwestern San Diego
Coordinates: 32°48′10″N 117°08′18″W / 32.80280°N 117.13834°W / 32.80280; -117.13834
Country	United States
State	California
County	San Diego
City	San Diego
Population
• Total	24,000

Serra Mesa is a community in San Diego, California, roughly between Interstate 805 and Interstate 15, north of Friars Road and south of Aero Drive. It is named for Junípero Serra, a Majorcan (Spain) Franciscan friar who founded the Mission San Diego de Alcalá. Adjacent communities include Kearny Mesa, Tierrasanta, Mission Valley, and Linda Vista.

The community has a population of about 24,000 people, with 8,374 housing units, most of them single-family.^{[citation needed]}