Place records
1,619
Places
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Most local records and public-office tasks start with where. Use the exact place name, then check whether the city, county, district, land manager, or state agency is the right first layer.
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1677 matches
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Alameda County
County page
1,636,630 people
County layerCensus county record58 practical notes31 almanac notes
County
Alpine County
County page
1,043 people
County layerCensus county record1 practical note
County
Amador County
County page
41,876 people
County layerCensus county record6 almanac notes
County
Butte County
County page
209,211 people
County layerCensus county record4 practical notes8 almanac notes
County
Calaveras County
County page
46,605 people
County layerCensus county record2 almanac notes
County
Colusa County
County page
21,836 people
County layerCensus county record1 practical note2 almanac notes
County
Contra Costa County
County page
1,170,070 people
County layerCensus county record36 practical notes29 almanac notes
County
Del Norte County
County page
26,410 people
County layerCensus county record2 almanac notes
County
El Dorado County
County page
192,323 people
County layerCensus county record4 almanac notes
County
Fresno County
County page
1,035,456 people
County layerCensus county record18 practical notes23 almanac notes
County
Glenn County
County page
28,141 people
County layerCensus county record3 almanac notes
County
Humboldt County
County page
131,647 people
County layerCensus county record1 practical note8 almanac notes
County
Imperial County
County page
181,411 people
County layerCensus county record2 practical notes6 almanac notes
County
Inyo County
County page
18,158 people
County layerCensus county record3 almanac notes
County
Kern County
County page
927,068 people
County layerCensus county record14 practical notes16 almanac notes
County
Kings County
County page
154,327 people
County layerCensus county record5 practical notes3 almanac notes
County
Lake County
County page
67,772 people
County layerCensus county record3 practical notes3 almanac notes
County
Lassen County
County page
28,117 people
County layerCensus county record1 almanac note
County
Los Angeles County
County page
9,694,934 people
County layerCensus county record178 practical notes129 almanac notes
County
Madera County
County page
167,927 people
County layerCensus county record9 practical notes3 almanac notes
County
Marin County
County page
253,694 people
County layerCensus county record7 practical notes12 almanac notes
County
Mariposa County
County page
16,918 people
County layerCensus county record1 practical note
County
Mendocino County
County page
88,122 people
County layerCensus county record5 almanac notes
County
Merced County
County page
297,260 people
County layerCensus county record8 practical notes7 almanac notes
Counties
58
Cities and towns
462 cities + 21 towns
Community names
1,136
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A place page is not the final answer. It helps you avoid starting with the wrong counter.
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Place names and county matches
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City or county
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Home records
Parcels, permits, taxes, rent, and projects
Start with the address and county. Then check whether the city, county, assessor, recorder, court, utility, or fire district owns the next step.
Outdoor places
Parks, beaches, trails, and camp spots
The place name is only the start. The manager might be a city, county, State Parks, a national forest, BLM, or another land manager.
A mailing city is not always city government.
Some homes use a city name for mail but sit outside city limits. That can push permits, code, fire, septic, and land-use routing to the county.
County pages still matter inside cities.
Assessors, tax collectors, recorders, courts, elections, social services, and many health offices are county layers even when the address is in a city.
CDP means community name, not city hall.
A Census-designated place is a useful local name, but it usually does not have its own city government. Start with the county unless an official local district says otherwise.
County review needed
0
Rows still missing a county layer after the current place build.
Centroid checks
10
Newer 2025 CDP rows resolved with Census Geocoder coordinate-to-county checks.
Duplicate names
24
Base place names disambiguated in routes so search and URLs stay clear.
Common lookups
Places people look up first.
These are shortcuts, not a complete list. Search above if your place is not shown.
Largest city and town records
Big places, quick links.
Population estimates come from Census Vintage 2025 when available.
city
Los Angeles
Los Angeles County
3,869,089
city
San Diego
San Diego County
1,406,106
city
San Jose
Santa Clara County
989,814
city
San Francisco
San Francisco County
826,079
city
Fresno
Fresno County
555,549
city
Sacramento
Sacramento County
536,449
city
Long Beach
Los Angeles County
450,469
city
Oakland
Alameda County
440,838
city
Bakersfield
Kern County
422,165
city
Anaheim
Orange County
341,008
city
Stockton
San Joaquin County
324,597
city
Riverside
Riverside County
323,057
All Counties
The 58 county starting layer.
County pages are useful for assessor, tax collector, recorder, court, social service, election, health, sheriff, planning, and unincorporated-area routes.
Alameda County
1,636,630 people
Alpine County
1,043 people
Amador County
41,876 people
Butte County
209,211 people
Calaveras County
46,605 people
Colusa County
21,836 people
Contra Costa County
1,170,070 people
Del Norte County
26,410 people
El Dorado County
192,323 people
Fresno County
1,035,456 people
Glenn County
28,141 people
Humboldt County
131,647 people
Imperial County
181,411 people
Inyo County
18,158 people
Kern County
927,068 people
Kings County
154,327 people
Lake County
67,772 people
Lassen County
28,117 people
Los Angeles County
9,694,934 people
Madera County
167,927 people
Marin County
253,694 people
Mariposa County
16,918 people
Mendocino County
88,122 people
Merced County
297,260 people
Modoc County
8,426 people
Mono County
12,505 people
Monterey County
433,729 people
Napa County
132,949 people
Nevada County
101,911 people
Orange County
3,149,507 people
Placer County
442,081 people
Plumas County
18,583 people
Riverside County
2,544,916 people
Sacramento County
1,618,460 people
San Benito County
70,082 people
San Bernardino County
2,224,091 people
San Diego County
3,282,248 people
San Francisco County
826,079 people
San Joaquin County
823,815 people
San Luis Obispo County
282,367 people
San Mateo County
743,568 people
Santa Barbara County
442,065 people
Santa Clara County
1,914,391 people
Santa Cruz County
258,852 people
Shasta County
181,648 people
Sierra County
3,098 people
Siskiyou County
42,013 people
Solano County
455,376 people
Sonoma County
486,444 people
Stanislaus County
557,719 people
Sutter County
98,787 people
Tehama County
64,665 people
Trinity County
15,720 people
Tulare County
485,146 people
Tuolumne County
53,160 people
Ventura County
830,851 people
Yolo County
224,410 people
Yuba County
88,691 people
Handled carefully
Newer Census rows resolved with centroid checks.
These place names appear in the 2025 Gazetteer but not in the older 2020 place-county reference file. California Porch uses a Census Geocoder coordinate-to-county check from each place centroid, and each place page keeps that source trail visible.
Campo Seco CDP
Calaveras County
Douglas Flat CDP
Calaveras County
El Modena CDP
Orange County
Foresta CDP
Mariposa County
Glencoe CDP
Calaveras County
Hathaway Pines CDP
Calaveras County
Orange Park Acres CDP
Orange County
Paloma CDP
Calaveras County
Sheep Ranch CDP
Calaveras County
Wilseyville CDP
Calaveras County