Place records
1,619
Places
California places and local offices.
Most local records and public-office tasks start with an address. Find the exact place, then check whether the city, county, district, land manager, or state agency handles the task.
Place directory
1677 matches
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Alameda County
County page
1,636,630 people
County pageCensus county record54 practical notes35 story notes
County
Alpine County
County page
1,043 people
County pageCensus county record1 story note
County
Amador County
County page
41,876 people
County pageCensus county record6 story notes
County
Butte County
County page
209,211 people
County pageCensus county record4 practical notes8 story notes
County
Calaveras County
County page
46,605 people
County pageCensus county record2 story notes
County
Colusa County
County page
21,836 people
County pageCensus county record3 story notes
County
Contra Costa County
County page
1,170,070 people
County pageCensus county record35 practical notes30 story notes
County
Del Norte County
County page
26,410 people
County pageCensus county record2 story notes
County
El Dorado County
County page
192,323 people
County pageCensus county record4 story notes
County
Fresno County
County page
1,035,456 people
County pageCensus county record16 practical notes25 story notes
County
Glenn County
County page
28,141 people
County pageCensus county record3 story notes
County
Humboldt County
County page
131,647 people
County pageCensus county record9 story notes
County
Imperial County
County page
181,411 people
County pageCensus county record2 practical notes6 story notes
County
Inyo County
County page
18,158 people
County pageCensus county record3 story notes
County
Kern County
County page
927,068 people
County pageCensus county record12 practical notes18 story notes
County
Kings County
County page
154,327 people
County pageCensus county record4 practical notes4 story notes
County
Lake County
County page
67,772 people
County pageCensus county record1 practical note5 story notes
County
Lassen County
County page
28,117 people
County pageCensus county record1 story note
County
Los Angeles County
County page
9,694,934 people
County pageCensus county record159 practical notes150 story notes
County
Madera County
County page
167,927 people
County pageCensus county record7 practical notes5 story notes
County
Marin County
County page
253,694 people
County pageCensus county record6 practical notes13 story notes
County
Mariposa County
County page
16,918 people
County pageCensus county record1 story note
County
Mendocino County
County page
88,122 people
County pageCensus county record5 story notes
County
Merced County
County page
297,260 people
County pageCensus county record6 practical notes9 story notes
Counties
58
Cities and towns
462 cities + 21 towns
Community names
1,136
Directory links
Use the place name, then check the boundary.
A mailing city, legal city limit, county line, and service district can point to different offices.
Local services
City and town links by task
Browse direct planning, business, service-request, parking, alert, and housing links. Each row keeps the place page beside the official local link.
City or county
Address and boundaries
Do not rely only on the mailing city. The same address can point to a city office, county office, special district, or state agency.
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. County offices may handle permits, code, fire, septic, and land-use work for those addresses.
County pages still matter inside cities.
Assessors, tax collectors, recorders, courts, elections, social services, and many health offices remain county offices even when the address is in a city.
CDP means community name, not city hall.
A Census-designated place is a recognized 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 confirmed county match after the current place build.
Centroid checks
10
Newer 2025 CDP rows resolved with Census Geocoder coordinate-to-county checks.
Duplicate names
24
Repeated place names include enough location detail to keep search and URLs 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
California's 58 county pages.
County pages keep assessor, tax collector, recorder, court, social services, elections, public health, sheriff, planning, and unincorporated-area offices together.
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
Centroid county checks
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 shows the Census source used for the county match.
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