Vista (Spanish: "View") is a city in northern San Diego County, California, United States. As of 2010, the city has a population of 93,834 people and was incorporated (became a self-governing entities under state laws) on January 28, 1963. The city is seven miles away from the Pacific Ocean. In 2008, Vista was called the seventh-best place to live in the United States because of its job opportunities, education, climate and cost of living.