Free & Low-Cost Clinics in San Marcos, CA

Who runs these clinics

2 health-center organizations run the 10 clinics in San Marcos. Figures are each organization's own federal report for all its sites (HRSA UDS 2025), not this city alone.

• North County Health Project Incorporated — 9 sites here, 30 in total. 69,667 patients in 2025, 12% uninsured; 37% of patients had limited English.
• Neighborhood Healthcare — 1 site here, 72 in total. 103,659 patients in 2025, 10% uninsured; also provided dental, mental health, substance use care; 38% of patients had limited English.

Health centers near San Marcos

• Escondido (42) · 5 mi
• Vista (13) · 6 mi
• Oceanside (20) · 10 mi
• Valley Center (2) · 10 mi
• Carlsbad (1) · 10 mi
• Encinitas (1) · 10 mi
• Pauma Valley (1) · 15 mi
• Poway (1) · 15 mi

New to community health centers?

• How the sliding-fee scale works — and how to qualify
• What to bring to your first visit
• Getting care with no insurance

San Marcos at a Glance

Every clinic listed above is a federally funded community health center — it treats you with or without insurance, regardless of immigration status, and charges on a sliding-fee scale based on income. Here's what the HRSA and federal NPI registry data shows for San Marcos specifically:

• 18,397 patients living in the ZIP codes 92069, 92078 were seen at federally funded health centers in 2025; 13% of them had no insurance.
• 3 of 10 are mobile clinics — call to find where and when they stop.
• 10 of 10 clinics list a direct phone number you can call ahead.
• 5 of 10 clinics list a website.
• 1 of 10 is part of a program that reports dental services in federal UDS data (program-level, not per-site — call to confirm dental is offered at this address).
• Reported weekly hours: 9 clinics report 40+ hrs/week, 1 report under 20 hrs/week.