Jacumba Library
🏢 San Diego County Library · Jacumba Hot Springs, California
Jacumba Library
The Jacumba Library is a small San Diego County Library branch serving Jacumba Hot Springs, a remote community of roughly 540 people in the Mountain Empire, just a mile from the Mexican border. Set on Old Highway 80, it is the public-computer and borrowing lifeline for one of the county's most isolated towns.
🕑 Library Hours
| Monday | Closed |
| Tuesday | 12pm–7pm |
| Wednesday | 10am–6pm |
| Thursday | 10am–6pm |
| Friday | 10am–5pm |
| Saturday | 10am–5pm |
| Sunday | Closed |
Hours may vary on holidays; check the library site before visiting.
📍 Location, Contact & Directions
Address: 44605 Old Highway 80, Jacumba, CA 91934
Phone: (619) 766-4608
Website: sdcl.org
Plus Code: 8545JR97+24 (Jacumba, CA)
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📖 About Jacumba Library
The Jacumba Library is part of the San Diego County Library (SDCL) system and serves Jacumba Hot Springs, an unincorporated high-desert community in far southeastern San Diego County. The town grew up around its mineral springs and the original transcontinental U.S. Route 80, becoming a popular resort destination in the 1920s and 1930s before the interstate bypassed it; today fewer than 600 residents remain, which makes the branch's free books, Wi-Fi and public computers an outsized resource for the area. The library sits at 44605 Old Highway 80 and, like every SDCL branch, lends on a single county card that borrows across all system locations. Because Jacumba is so remote, the branch keeps focused weekday and Saturday hours and relies on the county's shared collection and interlibrary delivery to bring materials out to the Mountain Empire.
⭐ What makes this library special
- Branch of the San Diego County Library — one card borrows across every SDCL location
- Serves Jacumba Hot Springs, a remote Mountain Empire community of about 540 people near the Mexican border
- Public computers, free Wi-Fi and printing — a key digital-access point for an isolated area
- Materials from across the county system delivered through SDCL's shared catalog and holds
- Open until 7 p.m. on Tuesday, the branch's one late evening
📱 Digital Resources — Free with Your Library Card
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📚 Services
- Free library cards and borrowing across all San Diego County Library branches
- Public computers, printing & free Wi-Fi
- Holds and delivery from the county-wide SDCL collection
- Children's books and youth materials
- Downloadable eBooks, audiobooks and streaming media
- Reference and reader's advisory assistance
🎸 Programs
- Children's storytimes and youth activities
- Summer Reading Program
- Community programs for a small rural service area
- Early-literacy resources for families
📍 Nearby Libraries in San Diego County
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❓ Frequently Asked Questions
Where exactly is the Jacumba Library?
It's at 44605 Old Highway 80 in Jacumba Hot Springs, an unincorporated community in the Mountain Empire region of far southeastern San Diego County, about a mile from the Mexican border. It is one of the most remote branches in the San Diego County Library system.
What days is the Jacumba Library open?
Tuesday through Saturday. Tuesday runs 12 p.m.–7 p.m. (the late night), Wednesday and Thursday 10 a.m.–6 p.m., Friday and Saturday 10 a.m.–5 p.m. The branch is closed Sunday and Monday.
Can I get books the small Jacumba branch doesn't stock?
Yes. Jacumba is a San Diego County Library branch, so you can place holds on items from anywhere in the county system and have them delivered to Jacumba for pickup — a big help for such a small, remote location.
🖨 This library offers printing, copying & fax. See how library printing, copying, scanning and fax services work — costs and mobile printing — and find other libraries that offer them printing & fax by state.
✓ Hours & details last verified from official sources in October 2026.
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