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The Bay Area consists of nine counties (Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano, and Sonoma) and 101 municipalities. [5] One, San Francisco, is a consolidated city–county. California law makes no distinction between "city" and "town", and municipalities may use either term in their official names. [6]
San Francisco, [23] officially the City and County of San Francisco, is a commercial, financial, and cultural center within Northern California. With a population of 808,988 residents as of 2023, [ 14 ] San Francisco is the fourth-most populous city in the state of California and the 17th-most populous in the United States .
City and County of San Francisco: 075: San Francisco: 1850: original: The city of San Francisco, from Presidio of San Francisco and Mission San Francisco de Asís, named after Saint Francis of Assisi (Spanish for Saint Francis) Charter 808,988: 47 sq mi (122 km 2) San Joaquin County: 077: Stockton: 1850: original: Spanish for Saint Joachim ...
The San Francisco Planning Department officially identifies 36 neighborhoods. Within these 36 official neighborhoods are a large number of minor districts, some of which are historical, and some of which are overlapping. [citation needed] Some of San Francisco's neighborhoods are also officially designated as "cultural districts". [citation needed]
The following is a list of the highest-income ZCTAs in the United States. ZCTAs or ZIP Code Tabulation Areas are the census equivalent of ZIP codes used for statistical purposes. The reason why regular ZIP codes are not used is because they are defined by routes rather than geographic boundaries.
Other commuter rail systems link San Francisco with the Peninsula and San Jose , San Jose with the Tri-Valley Area and San Joaquin County , and Sonoma with Marin County . [ 224 ] In addition, Amtrak provides frequent commuter service between San Jose and the East Bay with Sacramento , and long-distance service to other parts of the United ...
California counties in the San Francisco Bay Area. San Francisco is both a city and a county. Some listed counties have no borders on San Francisco Bay , but are in the federal combined statistical area .
The east–west streets were named in ascending alphabetical order in a southward direction after prominent 19th-century American politicians, military leaders, or explorers; 19th-century Mexican landowners; and Spanish conquistadors. 1st Avenue was renamed Arguello Boulevard, and 49th Avenue was renamed La Playa Street (Spanish for "the beach").