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Pala is a town in San Diego County, California near Fallbrook. It is east of Carlsbad in the San Diego-Carlsbad metro area. In the National Geographic Names Database it is officially cataloged as feature number 1661174. The community is in ZIP Code 92059, and inside area code 760.

The community name derives from Indian term "pal" for "water". Another possible origin of the name is the Spanish word "pala", which means "shovel".

The community is in the Pacific time zone. Pala is at an altitude of 404 feet, located at latitude 33.365N, longitude 117.075W.

Pala was known for its mineral resources, including gold and tourmaline. Numerous gem mines were established in 1890's, of which more than twenty are listed in the Minedat database. Gem mines in the Pala District still produce tourmaline, with the pink variety as the regional specialty.

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