California, United States

California is one of 51 primary administrative regions in United States with a population of approximately 39,512,223 people.

Facts and figures on California at a glance

Region name: California (California)
Status: Primary administrative region
Population: 39,512,223 people
Country: United States
Continent: North America

The regional headquarters of California (California) is located in the regional capital Sacramento (Sacramento) with a population of 490,712 people.

The distance as the crow flies from California's regional capital Sacramento to United States's capital Washington (Washington) is approximately 3,826 km (2,378 mi).

Facts and figures about California
RegionPopulationRegional capitalPopulation
California California39,512,223 peopleSacramento Sacramento490,712 people

Compare with other regions in United States.

Map of California

Map of California

Information on California

Information on California
Region nameRegional capitalSubregionsCountryContinent
California CaliforniaSacramento Sacramento59United StatesNorth America

Time in California

Time in California
Current timeSummer time (DST)Standard timeCurrent timezone offsetTimezone
Tue, 16 Apr 2024 - 2:00pm (14:00h)In effect (+1 hour)Tue, 16 Apr 2024 - 1:00pm (13:00h)GMT UTC -7.0America/Los_Angeles

Geographic coordinates of California

Latitude & Longitude of California
PositionLatitude (width)Longitude (length)
Show on map37°15'00.8"N (37.2502200°)119°45'04.5"W (-119.7512600°)

Subregions in California

There are 59 administrative subregions in California.
Subregions in California
RegionNoPopulationRegional capitalCapital population
Alameda County Alameda County1.1,510,271Oakland Oakland419,267
Alpine County Alpine County2.1,175--
Amador County Amador County3.38,091Jackson Jackson4,649
Butte County Butte County4.220,000Oroville Oroville16,260
Calaveras County Calaveras County5.45,578San Andreas San Andreas2,783
City and County of San Francisco City and County of San Francisco6.873,965San Francisco San Francisco864,816
Colusa County Colusa County7.21,419Colusa Colusa5,935
Contra Costa County Contra Costa County8.1,049,025Martinez Martinez38,137
Del Norte County Del Norte County9.28,610Crescent City Crescent City6,774
El Dorado County El Dorado County10.181,058Placerville Placerville10,650
Fresno County Fresno County11.1,008,654Fresno Fresno520,052
Glenn County Glenn County12.28,122Willows Willows6,069
Humboldt County Humboldt County13.136,463Eureka Eureka27,017
Imperial County Imperial County14.179,702El Centro El Centro43,956
Inyo County Inyo County15.19,016--
Kern County Kern County16.909,235Bakersfield Bakersfield373,640
Kings County Kings County17.152,982Hanford Hanford55,659
Lake County Lake County18.64,665Lakeport Lakeport4,807
Lassen County Lassen County19.32,730Susanville Susanville15,247
Los Angeles County Los Angeles County20.9,818,605Los Angeles Los Angeles3,898,747
Madera County Madera County21.156,255Madera Madera64,208
Marin County Marin County22.252,409San Rafael San Rafael59,162
Mariposa County Mariposa County23.18,251Mariposa Mariposa2,173
Mendocino County Mendocino County24.91,601Ukiah Ukiah15,917
Merced County Merced County25.281,202Merced Merced82,436
Modoc County Modoc County26.8,700Alturas Alturas2,594
Mono County Mono County27.13,195Bridgeport Bridgeport575
Monterey County Monterey County28.439,035Salinas Salinas157,380
Napa County Napa County29.136,484Napa Napa80,434
Nevada County Nevada County30.98,764Nevada City Nevada City3,152
Orange County Orange County31.3,010,232Santa Ana Santa Ana335,400
Orange County Orange County32.3,010,232Orange Orange140,992
Placer County Placer County33.348,432Auburn Auburn13,776
Plumas County Plumas County34.19,790Quincy Quincy1,728
Riverside County Riverside County35.2,418,185Riverside Riverside322,424
Sacramento County Sacramento County36.1,418,788Sacramento Sacramento490,712
San Benito County San Benito County37.55,269Hollister Hollister37,462
San Bernardino County San Bernardino County38.2,181,654San Bernardino San Bernardino216,108
San Diego County San Diego County39.3,095,313San Diego San Diego1,394,928
San Joaquin County San Joaquin County40.685,306Stockton Stockton305,658
San Luis Obispo County San Luis Obispo County41.269,637San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo47,339
San Mateo County San Mateo County42.718,451Redwood City Redwood City85,288
Santa Barbara County Santa Barbara County43.423,895Santa Barbara Santa Barbara91,842
Santa Clara County Santa Clara County44.1,781,642San Jose San Jose1,026,908
Santa Cruz County Santa Cruz County45.262,382Santa Cruz Santa Cruz64,220
Shasta County Shasta County46.182,155Redding Redding91,582
Sierra County Sierra County47.3,240Downieville Downieville282
Siskiyou County Siskiyou County48.44,076Yreka Yreka7,597
Solano County Solano County49.413,344Fairfield Fairfield112,970
Sonoma County Sonoma County50.483,878Santa Rosa Santa Rosa174,972
Stanislaus County Stanislaus County51.552,878Modesto Modesto211,266
Sutter County Sutter County52.94,737Yuba City Yuba City66,941
Tehama County Tehama County53.63,463Red Bluff Red Bluff14,131
Trinity County Trinity County54.16,112Weaverville Weaverville3,600
Tulare County Tulare County55.473,117Visalia Visalia130,104
Tuolumne County Tuolumne County56.55,620Sonora Sonora4,818
Ventura County Ventura County57.843,843Ventura Ventura96,769
Yolo County Yolo County58.200,849Woodland Woodland58,567
Yuba County Yuba County59.72,155Marysville Marysville12,216

External sources of information on California

California on Wikipedia