Cities in California

California, the third largest state of the United States by area, comprises 482 municipalities. Sacramento is the capital of California. It became the first incorporated city of the state in 1850. With a population of 493,025 inhabitants, Sacramento is the 6th largest city in California, and the 35th largest in the country. Los Angeles is the largest city of California and is home to Hollywood, the biggest film industry in the world. Jurupa Valley is the most recent city and was incorporated on July 1, 2011. Vernon, which is home to just 112 people, is the smallest city by population. Amador City is the smallest by area covering 0.31 square miles. The total population in California, as per US Bureau estimate of 2018 is 39,557,045.

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From the hubbub of Hollywood to the natural grandeur of Yosemite,'The Golden State' is a treasure worth exploring. The state is split into 58 counties. While San Bernardino County is the largest county by area in the contiguous US, Los Angeles County is the most populous county. Sacramento is the state capital and California's fourth largest city.

The city of Los Angeles, kernel of the entertainment industry, is the second largest city in the US behind New York. The Getty Center, Griffith Park and Observatory, Hollywood Sign, Venice Beach Boardwalk, Sunset Boulevard, and Malibu Beach are popular places to visit in Los Angeles.

San Francisco, also known as “The City by the Bay,” is home to the emblematic Golden Gate Bridge, Alcatraz Island, Coit Tower, and the largest Chinatown in North America. Nicknamed “America's Finest City,” San Diego is the second largest city in the state. Located within the San Francisco Bay Area, San Jose (also called “Capital of Silicon Valley”) is the largest city in Northern California. Fresno, Oakland, Bakersfield, Anaheim, Santa Ana, Modesto, and Pasadena are other major cities in California.

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Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), San Francisco International Airport (SFO), and San Diego International Airport (SAN) are the busiest airports in California.
Amtrak operates Coast Starlight, Southwest Chief, Sunset Limited, Texas Eagle, Pacific Surfliner, San Joaquin, California Zephyr, and Capitol Corridor through the state.
I-5, I-8, I-10, I-15, I-40, and I-80 are primary interstate highways in California. U.S. Route 101 and State Route 1 run along the most of the Pacific coastline of California.

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List of Cities in California

S.No.	City	County	Population estimate 2015
1	Los Angeles	Los Angeles	39,71,883
2	San Diego	San Diego	13,94,928
3	San Jose	Santa Clara	10,26,908
4	San Francisco	San Francisco	8,84,521
5	Fresno	Fresno	5,27,438
6	Sacramento	Sacramento	4,90,712
7	Long Beach	Los Angeles	4,74,140
8	Oakland	Alameda	4,17,870
9	Bakersfield	Kern	3,73,640
10	Anaheim	Orange	3,50,742
11	Santa Ana	Orange	3,34,909
12	Riverside	Riverside	3,22,424
13	Stockton	San Joaquin	3,05,658
14	Chula Vista	San Diego	2,65,757
15	Irvine	Orange	2,56,927
16	Fremont	Alameda	2,32,206
17	San Bernardino	San Bernardino	2,16,108
18	Modesto	Stanislaus	2,11,266
19	Fontana	San Bernardino	2,07,460
20	Oxnard	Ventura	2,07,254
21	Moreno Valley	Riverside	2,04,198
22	Huntington Beach	Orange	2,01,899
23	Glendale	Los Angeles	2,01,020
24	Santa Clarita	Los Angeles	1,82,371
25	Oceanside	San Diego	1,75,691
26	Garden Grove	Orange	1,75,393
27	Rancho Cucamonga	San Bernardino	1,75,236
28	Santa Rosa	Sonoma	1,75,155
29	Ontario	San Bernardino	1,71,214
30	Elk Grove	Sacramento	1,66,913
31	Corona	Riverside	1,64,226
32	Lancaster	Los Angeles	1,61,103
33	Palmdale	Los Angeles	1,58,351
34	Hayward	Alameda	1,58,289
35	Salinas	Monterey	1,57,380
36	Pomona	Los Angeles	1,53,266
37	Sunnyvale	Santa Clara	1,51,754
38	Escondido	San Diego	1,51,451
39	Torrance	Los Angeles	1,48,475
40	Pasadena	Los Angeles	1,42,250
41	Orange	Orange	1,40,992
42	Fullerton	Orange	1,40,847
43	Roseville	Placer	1,30,269
44	Visalia	Tulare	1,30,104
45	Thousand Oaks	Ventura	1,29,339
46	Concord	Contra Costa	1,28,667
47	Simi Valley	Ventura	1,26,788
48	Santa Clara	Santa Clara	1,26,215
49	Victorville	San Bernardino	1,22,225
50	Vallejo	Solano	1,21,253
51	Berkeley	Alameda	1,20,972
52	El Monte	Los Angeles	1,16,732
53	Downey	Los Angeles	1,14,219
54	Carlsbad	San Diego	1,13,453
55	Costa Mesa	Orange	1,13,204
56	Fairfield	Solano	1,12,970
57	Temecula	Riverside	1,12,011
58	Inglewood	Los Angeles	1,11,666
59	Antioch	Contra Costa	1,10,542
60	Murrieta	Riverside	1,09,830
61	Richmond	Contra Costa	1,09,708
62	Ventura	Ventura	1,09,708
63	West Covina	Los Angeles	1,08,484
64	Norwalk	Los Angeles	1,07,140
65	Daly City	San Mateo	1,06,562
66	Burbank	Los Angeles	1,05,319
67	Santa Maria	Santa Barbara	1,05,093
68	Clovis	Fresno	1,04,180
69	El Cajon	San Diego	1,03,679
70	San Mateo	San Mateo	1,03,536
71	Rialto	San Bernardino	1,03,132
72	Vista	San Diego	1,00,890
73	Jurupa Valley	Riverside	1,00,314
74	Compton	Los Angeles	98,462
75	Mission Viejo	Orange	97,156
76	Vacaville	Solano	96,803
77	South Gate	Los Angeles	96,401
78	Hesperia	San Bernardino	93,295
79	Carson	Los Angeles	93,281
80	Santa Monica	Los Angeles	93,220
81	San Marcos	San Diego	92,931
82	Westminster	Orange	92,114
83	Santa Barbara	Santa Barbara	91,842
84	Redding	Shasta	91,582
85	San Leandro	Alameda	90,712
86	Chico	Butte	90,316
87	Hawthorne	Los Angeles	88,451
88	Livermore	Alameda	88,126
89	Indio	Riverside	87,533
90	Whittier	Los Angeles	87,438
91	Menifee	Riverside	87,174
92	Newport Beach	Orange	87,127
93	Tracy	San Joaquin	87,075
94	Citrus Heights	Sacramento	87,056
95	Chino	San Bernardino	85,595
96	Alhambra	Los Angeles	85,551
97	Redwood City	San Mateo	85,288
98	Hemet	Riverside	83,861
99	Buena Park	Orange	83,270
100	Lake Forest	Orange	82,492

10 Largest Cities in California by Population

Rank	City	Population	County
1	Los Angeles	Los Angeles	39,71,883
2	San Diego	San Diego	13,94,928
3	San Jose	Santa Clara	10,26,908
4	San Francisco	San Francisco	8,84,521
5	Fresno	Fresno	5,27,438
6	Sacramento	Sacramento	4,90,712
7	Long Beach	Los Angeles	4,74,140
8	Oakland	Alameda	4,17,870
9	Bakersfield	Kern	3,73,640
10	Anaheim	Orange	3,50,742

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Last Updated Date: February 21, 2020

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