Locations in both La Presa and Casa de Oro use Spring Valley addresses.

It was long the home of the Kumeyaay people, who called it Neti or Meti.

Spanish conquerors drove off the natives and used the area for cattle, calling it El aguaje de San Jorge (St. George's Spring).

In 1863, Judge A. S. Ensworth of San Diego filed a claim for a 160-acre (65 ha) ranch that included the spring.

The ranch, and the small adobe house he built there, were sold to Rufus King Porter and later to historian Hubert Howe Bancroft.

[4] The United States Geological Survey (USGS) places Spring Valley at 32°44′41″N 116°59′56″W / 32.74472°N 116.99889°W / 32.74472; -116.99889 (32.7447740, -116.9989160).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 7.4 square miles (19 km2).

The United States Census Bureau has split Spring Valley (in its greater sense) into two Census-Designated Places (CDPs).

For the demographics of the complete community of Spring Valley also see La Presa, California.

In the California State Legislature, Spring Valley is in the 38th Senate District, represented by Democrat Catherine Blakespear, and in the 71st Assembly District, represented by Republican Kate Sanchez.

[10] In the United States House of Representatives, Spring Valley is included in California's 53rd congressional district.