California

California contains 1,459 populated places. Browse the directory below to explore individual cities and towns.

About California

California spans a recognisable area of los Estados Unidos, encompassing 1,459 populated places listed in this directory. The region presents cities and towns of distinct local character, each with its own character shaped by geography, history, and local economy.

Residents and visitors moving between communities within California draw on the region's shared regional facilities. The directory pages for each city below link onward to facts and context for that specific place — population (where recorded), coordinates, postal codes, and a short narrative drawn from the underlying open geographic datasets.

Use the paginated list to browse the full set of 1,459 places in California, or jump to the related-regions list to explore nearby parts of los Estados Unidos.

Cities and towns (page 1 of 30)

Los Ángeles (3,898,747)
San Diego (1,386,932)
San José (1,013,240)
San Francisco (873,965)
Fresno (542,107)
Sacramento (524,943)
Long Beach (466,742)
Oakland (440,646)
Bakersfield (403,455)
Anaheim (346,824)
Stockton (320,804)
Riverside (314,998)
Santa Ana (310,227)
Irvine (307,670)
Chula Vista (275,487)
Fremont (230,504)
Santa Clarita (228,673)
San Bernardino (222,101)
Modesto (218,464)
Moreno Valley (208,634)
Fontana (208,393)
Oxnard (202,063)
Huntington Beach (198,711)
Glendale (196,543)
Santa Rosa (178,127)
Elk Grove (176,124)
Ontario (175,265)
Rancho Cucamonga (174,453)
Oceanside (174,068)
Lancaster (173,516)
Garden Grove (171,949)
Palmdale (169,450)
Salinas (163,542)
Hayward (162,954)
Corona (157,136)
Sunnyvale (155,805)
Pomona (151,713)
Escondido (151,038)
Valencia (148,456)
Roseville (147,773)
Torrance (147,067)
Fullerton (143,617)
Visalia (141,384)
Orange (139,911)
Pasadena (138,699)
Victorville (134,810)
Santa Clara (127,647)
Thousand Oaks (126,966)
Simi Valley (126,356)
Vallejo (126,090)