Bonsall, an unincorporated area of San Diego County, is located in the rolling foothills of North San Diego County on Highway 76. The community started after John Bonsall, a Methodist minister, who was hauling lumber through Gopher Canyon more than a century ago, built a house and planted fruit orchards in 1879. The town was first known as Mount Fairview. 

Residents have easy access to I-15 and the coast. Southern California's world-class beaches are just a half-hour away. Residents have access to shopping and recreating and enjoy the small town atmosphere and pleasant weather. There are five golf and tennis clubs within 10 minutes of the town.

Major airports are within one hour drive away: Palomar Airport (20 minutes), San Diego International Airport (45 minutes), John Wayne Airport (one hour). 

With a population of more than 3 million, San Diego County is the second-most-populous county in California, just behind its northern neighbor Los Angeles.   With a population of nearly 1.3 million, the City of San Diego is California's second largest city and the eighth largest in the nation.

San Diego's economy, once dominated by military and defense endeavors is led by manufacturing, high tech, health and life science.  International trade is an important part of San Diego's economy.  The border between the San Diego area and Tijuana is the busiest in the world.  The Gross Regional Product of San Diego exceeds $180 billion, ranking it the 43rd largest economy in the world if San Diego were a country.

San Diego Bay, a natural harbor, is one of California's five major ports. The port also has a growing cruise ship operation, with more than 180 cruise ships docking annually.  San Diego's harbor is also the U.S. Navy's principal location for West Coast and Pacific Ocean operations. The military/defense industry is the city's second largest economic sector, bringing more than $13 billion into the local economy annually. 

Recent years have witnessed tremendous increases in life sciences industry. Employment at the more than 5,000 life science firms throughout the county rose from 4.,372 in 2010 to reach 41,937 in 2011 and by 2013 44,707. In the meantime, venture firms invested $377.5 million in life sciences firms in San Diego County during the fourth quarter of 2011, according to Dow Jones VentureSource. During the same period a year earlier, $217.5 million was invested.

San Diego is also a top destination for tourist.s  San Diego's tourism industry is the third largest segment of its economy, with more than 26 million visitors to the county every year, bringing in more than $5.6 billion in annual revenue.