Southern California, or
SoCal, is defined as the southern portion of the U.S. state of
CaliforniaCalifornia is the most populous state in the United States, and the third largest by area. California is the second most populous sub-national entity in the Americas, behind only São Paulo, Brazil...
. Its population centers around three major metropolitan areas, each of which have over 3 million people; the
Los Angeles Metropolitan AreaThe Los Angeles Metropolitan Area, also known as Metro LA, is the second-largest metropolitan area in the United States, trailing only the New York Metropolitan Area. It consists of two counties, Los Angeles County and Orange County...
with over 12 million inhabitants, the
San Bernardino-Riverside Metropolitan AreaThe Inland Empire is a large metropolitan area located in Southeastern California, consisting of two counties, Riverside and San Bernardino counties. With a population of over 4 million people, it is the second largest metropolitan area in Southern California, third in California, 14th largest in...
with over 4 million inhabitants, and the San Diego Metropolitan Area with over 3 million inhabitants. The region is home to approximately 24 million people and is the nation's second most populous region, behind only the urban seaboard of the
Northeastern United StatesThe Northeastern United States is a region of the United States. According to the definition used by the United States Census Bureau, the Northeast region consists of nine states: the New England states of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut; and the...
.
Though there is no official definition for the northern boundary of Southern California, most definitions in use include all the land south of the
Tehachapi MountainsThe Tehachapi Mountains are a short transverse range in southern California in the United States, running SW-NE connecting the Coast Ranges on the west with the southern end of the Sierra Nevada mountains on the east...
, located about north of Los Angeles.
On the west of Southern California lies the
Pacific OceanThe Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. Its name is derived from the Latin name Tepre Pacificum, "peaceful sea", bestowed upon it by the Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan. It extends from the Arctic in the north to Antarctica in the south, bounded by Asia and...
; to the south is the international border between the United States and
MexicoThe United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
; to the east are the
MojaveThe Mojave Desert , , locally referred to as the High Desert, occupies a significant portion of southeastern California and smaller parts of central California, southern Nevada, southwestern Utah and northwestern Arizona, in the United States...
and
ColoradoCalifornia's Colorado Desert is a part of the larger Sonoran Desert, which extends across southwest North America. The Colorado Desert region encompasses approximately 7 million acres, reaching from the Mexican border in the south to the higher-elevation Mojave Desert in the north and from the...
Deserts and the
Colorado RiverThe Colorado River , or the Red River, is a river in the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico, approximately long, draining a part of the arid regions on the western slope of the Rocky Mountains...
at the state's border with
ArizonaThe State of Arizona is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. The capital and largest city is Phoenix. The second largest city is Tucson, followed in size by the four Phoenix metropolitan area cities of Mesa, Glendale, Chandler, and Scottsdale.Arizona was the 48th and...
and
NevadaNevada is a state located in the western region of the United States. The capital is Carson City and the largest city is Las Vegas. The state's nickname is Silver State, due to the large number of silver deposits that were discovered and mined there...
.
Significance
Within its boundaries is a major
world cityA global city is a city deemed to be an important node point in the global economic system. The concept comes from geography and urban studies and rests on the idea that globalization can be understood as largely created, facilitated and enacted in strategic geographic locales according to a...
, Los Angeles, and three of the country's largest metropolitan areas.
With a population of 1,336,865, San Diego is the second most populous city in California, and the eighth most populous in the U.S.
Its counties of
Los AngelesLos Angeles County is a county in California and is by far the most populous county in the United States. Figures from the U.S. Census Bureau give an estimated 2008 population of 9,862,049 residents, while the California State government's population bureau lists a January 1, 2009, estimate of...
,
OrangeOrange County is a county in Southern California, United States. Its county seat is Santa Ana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 2,846,293, though a July 2008 estimate placed the population at 3,010,759, making it the second most populous county in California, behind Los Angeles County and...
,
San DiegoSan Diego County is a county located near the Pacific Ocean in the far southwest of the U.S. state of California. It is the southwesternmost county in the contiguous 48 states...
,
San BernardinoSan Bernardino County is a county in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2000 census, the population was 1,709,434. As of 2007, the population was estimated by the California Department of Finance to have grown to 2,028,013...
, and
RiversideRiverside County is a county located in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of California, stretching from Orange County to the Colorado River, which forms the border with Arizona...
are in the top 15 most populous counties in the United States. The region is also home to
Los Angeles International AirportLos Angeles International Airport is the primary airport serving Los Angeles, California, the second-most populated metropolitan area of the United States. It is often referred to by its airport code LAX, with the letters usually pronounced individually...
, the third-busiest airport in the United States by passenger volume (see
World's busiest airports by passenger trafficThe thirty world's busiest airports by passenger traffic are measured by number of total passengers . One passenger is described as someone who arrives in, departs from, or transfers through the airport on a given day...
) and the second by international passenger volume,
San Diego International AirportSan Diego International Airport , also known as Lindbergh Field, is a public airport located northwest of the central business district of San Diego, California and also from the Mexico – United States border at Tijuana, Mexico...
the busiest single runway airport in the world,
Van Nuys AirportVan Nuys Airport is a public airport located in Van Nuys in the San Fernando Valley section of the city limits of Los Angeles, California, United States. No major commercial airlines fly into this airport; it is used by private, chartered, and small commercial aircraft...
(see
Busiest airports in the United States by international passenger traffic), the world's busiest
general aviationGeneral aviation is one of two categories of civil aviation. It refers to all flights other than military and scheduled airline flights, both private and commercial. General aviation flights range from gliders and powered parachutes to large, non-scheduled cargo jet flights...
airport, major commercial airports at
Orange CountyJohn Wayne Airport is an airport in an unincorporated area in Orange County, California, with its mailing address in Santa Ana, hence the International Air Transport Association airport code. Other nearby cities include Newport Beach, Costa Mesa, and Irvine...
, Ontario,
BurbankBob Hope Airport is a public airport located three miles northwest of the central business district of Burbank, a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States...
and Long Beach and numerous smaller commercial and general aviation airports. Southern California is also home to the
Port of Los AngelesThe Port of Los Angeles, also called Los Angeles Harbor and WORLDPORT L.A., is a port complex that occupies 7,500 acres of land and water along 43 miles of waterfront. The port is located on San Pedro Bay in the San Pedro neighborhood of Los Angeles, approximately 20 miles south of downtown...
, the United States' busiest commercial port, the adjacent
Port of Long BeachThe Port of Long Beach, also known as Long Beach’s Harbor Department, is the 2nd busiest seaport in the United States. It adjoins the separate Port of Los Angeles. Acting as a major gateway for U.S.-Asian trade, the port occupies of land with of waterfront in the city of Long Beach, California...
, and the
Port of San DiegoThe Port of San Diego is a self-supporting Non-governmental organization public benefit corporation established in 1962 by an act of the California State Legislature. In 2007, The U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics ranked the Port of San Diego as one of America's top 30 U.S. containership...
. Also of note in the region is the freeway system, which is the world's busiest. Six of the seven lines of the commuter rail system,
MetrolinkMetrolink is the name of several transport services throughout the world:*Manchester Metrolink - light rail network in Greater Manchester, England.*Metrolink - commuter rail service in Los Angeles and Southern California, USA...
, run out of
Downtown Los AngelesDowntown Los Angeles is the central business district of Los Angeles, California, United States, located close to the geographic center of the metropolitan area...
, connecting Los Angeles,
VenturaVentura County is a county in the southern part of the U.S. state of California . It is located on California's Pacific coast. It is often referred to as the Gold Coast, and has a reputation of being one of the safest populated places and one of the most affluent places in the country...
, San Bernardino, Riverside, Orange, and San Diego counties with the other line connecting San Bernardino, Riverside, and Orange counties directly.
The Tech Coast is a moniker that has gained use as a descriptor for the region's diversified technology and industrial base as well as its multitude of prestigious and world-renowned research universities and other public and private institutions. Amongst these include five
University of CaliforniaThe University of California is a public university system in the state of California. Under the California Master Plan for Higher Education, the University of California is a part of the state's three-tier public higher education system, which also includes the California State University system...
campuses (
Los Angeles (UCLA)The University of California, Los Angeles is a research university located in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, in the United States. It was founded in 1919 and is the second-oldest general-purpose campus in the University of California system...
,
IrvineThe University of California, Irvine is a public coeducational research university founded in 1965, located in Irvine, California....
,
RiversideThe University of California, Riverside, commonly known as UCR or UC Riverside, is a public research university and one of the ten general campuses of the University of California system. The main campus sits on in a suburban district of , United States, with a branch campus of in Palm Desert...
,
Santa BarbaraThe University of California, Santa Barbara, commonly known as UCSB or UC Santa Barbara, is a public research university and one of the 10 general campuses of the University of California system. The main campus is located on a site in Santa Barbara, California, northwest of Los Angeles...
, and
San Diego (UCSD)The University of California, San Diego is a public research university located in La Jolla, San Diego, California, United States...
campuses), 10
California State UniversityThe California State University is one of three public higher education systems in the state of California, the other two being the University of California system and the California Community College system. It is incorporated as The Trustees of the California State University...
campuses (
Channel IslandsCalifornia State University, Channel Islands is a university located in Camarillo, California, in Ventura County. CSUCI opened in 2002 as the twenty-third campus in the California State University system, succeeding the Ventura County branch campus of CSU Northridge.The campus and buildings...
,
Dominguez HillsCalifornia State University, Dominguez Hills is a public university located in the Los Angeles suburb of Carson, California and was founded in 1960. The university is part of the California State University system."To educate is to give vision to the blind, speech to the voiceless, empowerment to...
,
FullertonCalifornia State University, Fullerton, commonly known as CSUF, CSU Fullerton, or Cal State Fullerton, is currently the second largest California State University campus...
,
Long BeachCalifornia State University, Long Beach is the largest campus of the California State University system and the second largest university in the state of California by enrollment...
,
Los AngelesCalifornia State University, Los Angeles is a public university, part of the California State University system...
,
Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona)The California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, commonly known as Cal Poly Pomona, is a public, nationally-ranked, coeducational university, and one of the 23 campuses of the California State University system. The main campus sits on of a suburban district just west of Pomona, California a...
,
Northridge (CSUN)California State University, Northridge is a public university in the San Fernando Valley, within the city limits of Los Angeles, California, USA....
,
San BernardinoCalifornia State University, San Bernardino, also known as Cal State San Bernardino or CSUSB, is a state-funded university in the suburban "University District" in San Bernardino, California, and is part of the 23-campus California State University System. CSUSB was founded in 1965. Enrollment...
,
San Diego (SDSU)For a railway station that serves the campus, see SDSU Transit Center.San Diego State University , founded in 1897 as San Diego Normal School, is the largest and oldest higher education facility in the greater San Diego area , and is part of the California State University system...
, and
San MarcosFor a railway station that serves the campus, see Cal State San Marcos .California State University San Marcos is a public, coeducational university and one of the 23 general campuses of the California State University system. located in San Marcos, California, a suburban town in north San Diego...
campuses), as well as private institutions such as
CaltechThe California Institute of Technology is a private research university located in Pasadena, California, United States. The Institute maintains a strong emphasis on the natural sciences and engineering, and operates and manages NASA's neighboring Jet Propulsion Laboratory...
, the
University of Southern CaliforniaThe University of Southern California is a private, nonsectarian, research university located in the University Park neighborhood in Los Angeles, California, USA...
,
Pepperdine UniversityPepperdine University is an independent, private, medium-sized university affiliated with the Churches of Christ. Seaver College, the School of Law, the Graduate School of Education and Psychology, the Graziadio School of Business and Management, and the School of Public Policy are located on the...
,
Loyola Marymount UniversityLoyola Marymount University is a comprehensive co-educational private Roman Catholic Jesuit university in Los Angeles, California, United States. The University is one of 28 member institutions of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities and one of five Marymount institutions of higher...
, the Claremont Colleges and the
University of San DiegoThe University of San Diego is a Roman Catholic university in San Diego, California. USD offers more than sixty bachelor's, master’s, and doctoral programs...
(USD).
Southern California is also the entertainment (
motion pictureThe cinema of the United States has had a profound effect on cinema across the world since the early 20th century. Its history is sometimes separated into four main periods: the silent film era, classical Hollywood cinema, New Hollywood, and the contemporary period...
,
televisionTelevision is one of the major mass media of the United States. Ninety-nine percent of American households have at least one television and the majority of households have more than one.-Television channels and networks:...
, and
recorded musicThe music of the United States reflects the country's multi-ethnic population through a diverse array of styles. Rock and roll, blues, country, rhythm and blues, jazz, pop, techno, and hip hop are among the country's most internationally-renowned genres. The United States has the world's largest...
) capital of the world and is home to
HollywoodHollywood is a district in Los Angeles, California, United States, situated west-northwest of Downtown Los Angeles. Due to its fame and cultural identity as the historical center of movie studios and movie stars, the word "Hollywood" is often used as a metonymy of American cinema...
, the center of the motion picture industry. Headquartered in Southern California are
The Walt Disney CompanyThe Walt Disney Company , often simply known as Disney, is the largest media and entertainment conglomerate in the world, known for its family-friendly products...
(which also owns
ABCThe American Broadcasting Company is an American television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. It first broadcast on television in 1948...
), Sony Pictures, Universal, MGM,
Paramount PicturesParamount Pictures Corporation is a Worldwide American film production and distribution company, located at 5555 Melrose Avenue in Hollywood, California. Founded in 1912 and currently owned by media conglomerate Viacom, it is the world's oldest existing American film studio; it is also the last...
(parent company of
DreamworksDreamWorks, LLC, also known as DreamWorks Pictures, DreamWorks SKG, DreamWorks Studios or DW Studios, LLC, is an American film studio which develops, produces, and distributes films, video games, and television programming. It has produced or distributed more than ten films with box-office grosses...
),
20th Century FoxTwentieth Century Fox Film Corporation , also known as 20th Century Fox, or simply 20th or Fox, is one of the six major American film studios...
and Warner Brothers, and as well as
UnivisionUnivision is a Spanish-language television network in the United States. It has the largest Latin American audience, largely due to repurposed telenovelas and other Mexican programs produced by Grupo Televisa...
,
ActivisionActivision, Inc. is an American video game developer and publisher, majority owned by French conglomerate Vivendi SA. It was founded on October 1, 1979 and was the first independent developer and distributor of video games for gaming consoles. Its first products were cartridges for the Atari 2600...
, and
THQTHQ Inc. is a worldwide international American developer and publisher of video games. Founded in 1989, the company develops products for video game consoles, handheld game systems, as well as for personal computers and wireless devices.The company publishes internally created and externally...
. Southern California is also home to the world's largest
adult entertainmentPornography or porn is the depiction of explicit sexual subject matter for the purposes of sexual excitement.Over the past few decades, an immense industry for the production and consumption of pornography has grown, with the increasing use of the VCR, the DVD, and the Internet, as well as the...
industry, located primarily in the
San Fernando ValleyThe San Fernando Valley is an urbanized valley located in Southern California, United States. More than half of the city of Los Angeles' land area lies within the San Fernando Valley...
.
Besides the entertainment industry, Southern California is also home to a large home grown surf and skateboard culture. Companies such as
VolcomVolcom is a clothing manufacturer. Based in Costa Mesa, California, it was founded in 1991 by Richard "Wooly" Woolcott and Tucker "T-Dawg" Hall. The company caters to the surfing, skateboarding, and snowboarding markets, born out of the founders' own experiences with these sports. In April 2005,...
,
QuiksilverQuiksilver, Inc. , based in Huntington Beach, California, is one of the world's largest manufacturers of surfwear and other boardsport-related equipment...
,
O'Neill clothing divisionO'Neill is a surfwear and equipment brand that was started in San Francisco, California, but soon moved down the coast to Santa Cruz. Some credit the company with having invented the modern wetsuit...
,
No FearNo Fear is a lifestyle clothing brand that was created in 1989 by Mark Simo, Brian Simo, and Marty Moates. No Fear Inc. products are sold at various retail stores and . It also offers No Fear energy drinks under the same brand, in a joint venture with Pepsi...
,[Lost Enterprises, Sector 9,
RVCARVCA is a clothing company based in Costa Mesa, California- History :RVCA was founded by PM Tenore, who is also the creative director. The company markets itself as an original combination of art, music, fashion and a modern lifestyle...
,
Body GloveBody Glove International, LLC is a major surf/skateboard/watersports brand started in the United States. Body Glove was founded in 1953 by twin brothers Bill and Bob Meistrell. The brothers invented the very first practical wetsuit in the early 1950s in the back of their Redondo Beach, California...
and Surfline are all headquartered here. Professional skateboarder
Tony HawkAnthony Frank "Birdman" Hawk , better known as Tony Hawk, is an American professional skateboarder. Tony gained significant fame for completing the first 900 at the 1999 X-Games as well as his licensed video game titles distributed by Activision.-Early life:Hawk was born in San Diego, California,...
, professional surfers
Rob MachadoRobert Edward Machado is an American professional surfer from Cardiff-by-the-Sea, a community in Encinitas , California....
, Tim Curran,
Bobby MartinezBobby Martinez is a professional surfer from Santa Barbara, California. Although relatively new to the surfing world as a professional, his style often draws comparisons with that of legendary surfer Kelly Slater. Martinez began surfing at age 6...
, Pat O'Connell, Dane Reynolds, and Chris Ward, and professional snowboarder
Shaun WhiteShaun Roger White has been a notable competitor in professional snowboarding since he was 9 years old, but is also known for being a professional skateboarder as well...
live in Southern California. Some of the world's legendary surf spots are here as well, including
TrestlesTrestles is a collection of surf spots at San Onofre State Beach in San Diego County, California. Trestles consists of, from north to south, Upper Trestles , Middle Trestles , and Lower Trestles ....
, Rincon,
The WedgeThe Wedge is a world-famous bodyboarding, surfing and bodysurfing spot located at the extreme south end of the Balboa Peninsula in Newport Beach, California...
,
Huntington BeachHuntington Beach is a seaside city in Orange County in southern California, United States. According to the 2000 census, the city population was 189,594...
, and
MalibuMalibu is an incorporated city in western Los Angeles County, California, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city population is 12,575....
, and it is second only to the island of
OahuOahu or Oahu , known as "The Gathering Place", is the third largest of the Hawaiian Islands and most populous of the islands in the State of Hawaii. The state capital Honolulu is located on the southeast coast...
in terms of famous surf breaks. Some of the world's biggest extreme sports events including the
X GamesThe X Games is a commercial annual sports event, controlled and arranged by Disney-owned US sports broadcaster ESPN, which focuses on extreme action sports intended for Generation X and Generation Y viewers. The games started in 1995....
, Boost Mobile Pro, and the
U.S. Open of SurfingThe U.S. Open of Surfing is a week-long surfing competition held annually during the summer in Huntington Beach, California. Generally held on the south side of the Huntington Beach Pier, the U.S...
are all in Southern California. Southern California is also important to the world of
yachtingYachting refers to recreational sailing or boating, the specific act of sailing or using other vessels for sporting.-Competitive Sailing:...
. The annual
Transpacific Yacht RaceThe Transpacific Yacht Race is an offshore yacht race starting off Point Fermin, San Pedro, near Los Angeles, and ending off Diamond Head Lighthouse in Honolulu, a distance of around . Started in 1906, it is one of yachting's premier offshore races and attracts entrants from all over the world...
, or "Transpac", from Los Angeles to Hawaii, is one of yachting's premier events. The
San Diego Yacht ClubSan Diego Yacht Club is a yacht club located in San Diego Bay. Its address is 1011 Anchorage Lane, San Diego, CA 92106. It is located in Point Loma across from a spit of land known as Shelter Island.- Facilities :...
held the
America's CupThe America’s Cup is the most prestigious regatta and match race in the sport of sailing, and the oldest active trophy in international sport, predating the Modern Olympics by 45 years. The sport attracts top sailors and yacht designers because of its long history and prestige...
, the most prestigious prize in yachting, from 1988 to 1995 and hosted three America's Cup races during that time.
Southern California is home to many sports franchises and sports networks such as
Fox Sports NetThe Fox Sports Regional Networks, or simply Fox Sports Net , are a collection of cable TV regional sports networks in the United States owned and operated by News Corporation.-Beginnings:...
. Professional teams that are located in the region include the
Los Angeles LakersThe Los Angeles Lakers are a National Basketball Association team based in Los Angeles, California. The Lakers play their home games at Staples Center, which they share with their fellow NBA rival, the Los Angeles Clippers, and their sister team, the Los Angeles Sparks of the WNBA...
,
Los Angeles ClippersThe Los Angeles Clippers are a professional basketball team based in Los Angeles, California. They play in the National Basketball Association and are members of the NBA Western Conference's Pacific Division. The club's home games are played at the Staples Center, which they share with the Los...
,
Los Angeles DodgersThe Los Angeles Dodgers are a Major League Baseball team based in Los Angeles, California, USA. The team is in the Western Division of the National League. Established in 1883, the team originated in Brooklyn, New York, where it was known by a number of nicknames before becoming the Brooklyn...
,
Los Angeles Angels of AnaheimThe Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim are a professional baseball team based in Anaheim, California. The Angels are a member of the Western Division of Major League Baseball's American League. The Angels have been based in Angel Stadium of Anaheim since 1966...
,
San Diego PadresThe San Diego Padres are a Major League Baseball team based in San Diego, California. They play in the National League Western Division. Founded in 1969, the Padres have won the National League Pennant twice, in 1984 and 1998, losing in the World Series both times.The Padres are one of four teams...
,
Los Angeles KingsThe Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles, California. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...
,
Anaheim DucksThe Anaheim Ducks are a professional ice hockey team based in Anaheim, California, USA. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...
,
Los Angeles GalaxyLos Angeles Galaxy is an American, professional soccer club based in the Los Angeles suburb of Carson, California. The club is a member of Major League Soccer . It is one of the ten charter franchises of MLS and is the league's second most-decorated club, after D.C. United...
, Chivas USA,
Los Angeles RiptideThe Los Angeles Riptide were a lacrosse team based in Carson, California. From 2006 to 2008, they played in Major League Lacrosse. They ceased operations before the 2009 season due to the economic situation in the United States.-Franchise history:...
, and
San Diego ChargersThe San Diego Chargers are an American Professional Football team based in San Diego, California. They are currently members of the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . The club began play in 1960 as a charter member of the American Football League...
. Southern California also is home to a number of popular NCAA sports programs, such as the
UCLA BruinsThe UCLA Bruins are the sports teams for University of California, Los Angeles . The Bruin men's and women's teams participate in NCAA Division I as part of the Pacific-10 Conference and the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation...
, the
USC TrojansThe USC Trojans are the men's athletic teams representing the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, California. The women's athletic teams are referred to as either the Trojans or "The Women of Troy"...
, and the
SDSU AztecsThe San Diego State Aztecs are the collegiate athletics and sports teams for San Diego State University .San Diego State has organized facilities for baseball, basketball, american football, golf, gymnastics, association football, tennis, track, softball, rowing , water polo, swimming, diving, and...
.
Northern boundary
The region's northern boundary is subject to a broader degree of interpretation than those of the West, East, and South. The most commonly used physical boundary between "Southern California" and the rest of the state is the
Tehachapi RangeThe Tehachapi Mountains are a short transverse range in southern California in the United States, running SW-NE connecting the Coast Ranges on the west with the southern end of the Sierra Nevada mountains on the east...
, located about north of Los Angeles, and the
Transverse RangesThe Transverse Ranges are a group of mountain ranges of southern California, one of the various North American Coast Ranges that run along the Pacific coast from Alaska to Mexico. They begin at the southern end of the California Coast Ranges and lie between Santa Barbara and San Diego counties...
in Santa Barbara County west to
Point ConceptionPoint Conception extends into the Pacific Ocean in northwestern Santa Barbara County, California. It is the point where the Santa Barbara Channel meets the Pacific Ocean, and as the corner between the mostly north-south trending portion of coast to the north and the east-west trending part of the...
. Seven full counties (listed in descending order of population) are included:
Los AngelesLos Angeles County is a county in California and is by far the most populous county in the United States. Figures from the U.S. Census Bureau give an estimated 2008 population of 9,862,049 residents, while the California State government's population bureau lists a January 1, 2009, estimate of...
,
San DiegoSan Diego County is a county located near the Pacific Ocean in the far southwest of the U.S. state of California. It is the southwesternmost county in the contiguous 48 states...
,
OrangeOrange County is a county in Southern California, United States. Its county seat is Santa Ana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 2,846,293, though a July 2008 estimate placed the population at 3,010,759, making it the second most populous county in California, behind Los Angeles County and...
,
San BernardinoSan Bernardino County is a county in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2000 census, the population was 1,709,434. As of 2007, the population was estimated by the California Department of Finance to have grown to 2,028,013...
,
RiversideRiverside County is a county located in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of California, stretching from Orange County to the Colorado River, which forms the border with Arizona...
, Ventura, and
ImperialImperial County is a county located in the Imperial Valley, in the far southeast of the U.S. state of California, bordering both Arizona and Mexico. It is part of the El Centro, California Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses all of Imperial County. The population as of 2000 was 142,361....
, as well as the southern part of Santa Barbara.
A more inclusive definition coinciding neatly with county lines uses the sixth standard parallel south of Mount Diablo (144 miles south of Mt. Diablo at 35°47′28″N) which forms the northern borders of
San Luis ObispoSan Luis Obispo County is a county located along the Pacific Ocean in the Central Coast of the U.S. state of California, between Los Angeles and the San Francisco Bay Area. As of 2000 its population was 246,681...
,
KernKern County is a county located in the southern Central Valley of the U.S. state of California. Established in 1866, it extends east beyond the southern slope of the eastern Sierra Nevada range into the Mojave Desert, and includes parts of the Indian Wells Valley, and the Antelope Valley, and has...
, and
San BernardinoSan Bernardino County is a county in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2000 census, the population was 1,709,434. As of 2007, the population was estimated by the California Department of Finance to have grown to 2,028,013...
counties as the boundary. San Luis Obispo,
Kern County, CaliforniaKern County is a county located in the southern Central Valley of the U.S. state of California. Established in 1866, it extends east beyond the southern slope of the eastern Sierra Nevada range into the Mojave Desert, and includes parts of the Indian Wells Valley, and the Antelope Valley, and has...
and the remainder of Santa Barbara, are included under this definition as well, for a total of ten counties.
| County |
Population (Jan 2007 estimate) |
Land Area (mi²) |
Density (per mi²) |
| Los Angeles County |
10,331,939 |
4,061 |
2,544.1 |
| San Diego County |
3,098,269 |
4,200 |
737.7 |
Orange CountyOrange County is a county in Southern California, United States. Its county seat is Santa Ana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 2,846,293, though a July 2008 estimate placed the population at 3,010,759, making it the second most populous county in California, behind Los Angeles County and...
|
3,098,121 |
789 |
3,926.6 |
| Riverside County |
2,031,625 |
7,207 |
281.9 |
| San Bernardino County |
2,028,013 |
20,105 |
100.9 |
| Ventura County |
825,512 |
1,846 |
447.2 |
| Kern County |
779,869 |
8,141 |
95.8 |
| Santa Barbara County |
421,625 |
2,737 |
145 |
| San Luis Obispo County |
257,005 |
3,304 |
77.8 |
| Imperial County |
172,672 |
4,175 |
41.36 |
| Southern California |
23,044,650 |
56,565 |
407.4 |
Kern County is also part of the
San Joaquin ValleyThe San Joaquin Valley refers to the area of the Central Valley of California that lies south of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta in Stockton...
, and San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara Counties are also considered part of California's
Central CoastThe Central Coast is an area of California, United States, roughly spanning the area between the Monterey Bay and Point Conception. It extends through Santa Cruz County, San Benito County, Monterey County, San Luis Obispo County, and Santa Barbara County...
.
Urban landscape
Southern California consists of a heavily developed
urbanAn urban area is characterized by higher population density and vast human features in comparison to areas surrounding it. Urban areas may be cities, towns or conurbations, but the term is not commonly extended to rural settlements such as villages and hamlets.Urban areas are created and further...
environment, along with vast arid areas that have been left undeveloped. It is the second-largest urbanized region in the United States, second only to the
Washington, D.C.Washington, D.C. , formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States, founded on July 16, 1790...
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PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia is the largest city in Pennsylvania and the sixth-most-populous city in the United States.In 2008, the population of the city proper was estimated to be over 1.4 million, while the metropolitan area's population of 5.8 million made it the country's fifth-largest...
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New YorkNew York is the most populous city in the United States, and the center of the New York metropolitan area, which is among the most populous urban areas in the world. A leading global city, New York exerts a powerful influence over worldwide commerce, finance, culture, fashion and entertainment...
/Boston megalopolis (
BosWashAlong with ChiPitts and SanSan, BosWash is a term coined by futurists Herman Kahn and Anthony Wiener in a 1967 essay which they used to describe a theoretical megalopolis extending from the metropolitan area of Boston to that of Washington, D.C. in the United States...
). Whereas the BosWash cities are dense, with major downtown populations and significant rail and transit systems, much of SoCal is famous for its large, spread-out,
suburbSuburbs are defined in various different ways around the world. They can be the residential areas of a large city, or separate residential communities within commuting distance of a city. Some suburbs have a degree of political autonomy, and most have lower population density than inner city...
an communities and use of automobiles and highways. The dominant areas are
Los AngelesLos Angeles is the largest city in the state of California and the second largest in the United States. Often abbreviated as L.A. and nicknamed The City of Angels, Los Angeles has an estimated population of 3.8 million and spans over in Southern California...
,
Orange CountyOrange County is a county in Southern California, United States. Its county seat is Santa Ana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 2,846,293, though a July 2008 estimate placed the population at 3,010,759, making it the second most populous county in California, behind Los Angeles County and...
,
San DiegoSan Diego , named after Saint Didacus , is the second-largest city in California and the ninth largest city in the United States, located along the Pacific Ocean on the west coast of the United States. The US Census Bureau estimates the city's population at 1,279,329 as of 2008...
,
RiversideRiverside is the largest city in the Inland Empire Metropolitan Area of Southern California, and is approximately 60 miles east of Los Angeles, and 12 miles southwest of San Bernardino. Riverside is the county seat of Riverside County, and is named for its location beside the Santa Ana River...
, and
San BernardinoSan Bernardino is a large city located in the Inland Empire Metropolitan Area of Southern California. San Bernardino is also the county seat of San Bernardino County, California, United States. San Bernardino's estimated population, as of 2006, is 205,010. As of 2006, it was the 18th largest city...
, each of which is the center of its respective metropolitan area, composed of numerous smaller cities and communities.
Traveling south on Interstate 5, the main gap to continued urbanization is Camp Pendleton. The communities along Interstate 15 and
Interstate 215Interstate 215 in California is a long north-south Interstate Highway in the "Inland Empire" region of Southern California. Part of I-215 was originally built and signed as Interstate 15E, but this was later changed. California was also eliminating such numberings as Interstate 5W and Interstate 5E...
are so inter-related that
TemeculaTemecula is a city in southwestern Riverside County, California, United States with a population of 102,604. It was incorporated on December 1, 1989....
has as much connection with San Diego County as it does with the
Inland EmpireThe Inland Empire is a large metropolitan area located in Southeastern California, consisting of two counties, Riverside and San Bernardino counties. With a population of over 4 million people, it is the second largest metropolitan area in Southern California, third in California, 14th largest in...
. To the east, the
United States Census BureauThe United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data. As part of the United States Department of Commerce, the Census Bureau serves as the leading source of quality data about...
considers the San Bernardino and Riverside County areas, Riverside-San Bernardino Area as a separate
metropolitan areaA metropolitan area is a large population center consisting of a large metropolis and its adjacent zone of influence, or of more than one closely adjoining neighboring central cities and their zone of influence...
from Los Angeles County. While many commute to L.A. and Orange Counties, there are some differences in development, as most of San Bernardino and Riverside Counties were developed in the 1980s and 1990s.
Major cities (over 200,000 inhabitants)
Population figures for California cities are 2008 State of California estimates
- Los Angeles
Los Angeles is the largest city in the state of California and the second largest in the United States. Often abbreviated as L.A. and nicknamed The City of Angels, Los Angeles has an estimated population of 3.8 million and spans over in Southern California...
- 4,045,873
- San Diego
San Diego , named after Saint Didacus , is the second-largest city in California and the ninth largest city in the United States, located along the Pacific Ocean on the west coast of the United States. The US Census Bureau estimates the city's population at 1,279,329 as of 2008...
- 1,336,865
- Long Beach
Long Beach is a large city located in southern California, USA, on the Pacific coast. It is situated in Los Angeles County, about south of downtown Los Angeles. Long Beach borders Orange County on its southeast edge....
- 492,642
- Santa Ana
Santa Ana is the county seat and most populous city in Orange County, California, and the 53rd-most populous city in the United States with a 2007 estimated population of 339,555...
- 353,184
- Anaheim
Anaheim is a city in Orange County, California. As of January 1, 2009, the city population was about 348,467, making it the 10th most-populated city in California and ranked 54th in the United States. The city anticipates that the population will surpass 400,000 by 2014 due to rapid development...
- 346,823
- Bakersfield
Bakersfield is a city at the southern end of the San Joaquin Valley in Kern County, California, United States. It is located roughly equidistant between Fresno and Los Angeles, to the north and south respectively...
- 328,692
- Riverside
Riverside is the largest city in the Inland Empire Metropolitan Area of Southern California, and is approximately 60 miles east of Los Angeles, and 12 miles southwest of San Bernardino. Riverside is the county seat of Riverside County, and is named for its location beside the Santa Ana River...
- 296,842
- Chula Vista
Chula Vista is a city in southern San Diego County, California, United States. Based on California Department of Finance estimates for January 1, 2007, the population was 227,723, making it the second-largest city in San Diego County, the 14th-largest in the state of California, and 89th-largest...
- 231,305
- Irvine
Irvine is an incorporated city in Orange County, California, United States. It is a planned city, mainly developed by the Irvine Company since the 1960s. Formally incorporated on December 28, 1971, the 69.7 square mile city has a population of about 212,793...
- 209,806
- Glendale
Glendale is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. It lies at the eastern end of the San Fernando Valley, is bisected by the Verdugo Mountains, and is a suburb in the Greater Los Angeles Area...
- 207,157
- San Bernardino
San Bernardino is a large city located in the Inland Empire Metropolitan Area of Southern California. San Bernardino is also the county seat of San Bernardino County, California, United States. San Bernardino's estimated population, as of 2006, is 205,010. As of 2006, it was the 18th largest city...
- 205,493
- Huntington Beach
Huntington Beach is a seaside city in Orange County in southern California, United States. According to the 2000 census, the city population was 189,594...
- 201,993
Other cities with over 100,000 inhabitants
- Oxnard
Oxnard is the largest city in Ventura County, California in terms of population. It is located at the western edge of the fertile Oxnard Plain, and is one of the world's most important agricultural centers, with its distinction as the strawberry and lima bean capital...
- 194,905
- Fontana
Fontana is a city in San Bernardino County, California, United States. Located in the heart of the Inland Empire region of southern California, the City of Fontana is a fast-growing community known for its varied and colorful history, and for some of its important new local landmarks...
- 188,498
- Moreno Valley
Moreno Valley is a city located in Riverside County, California. As of January 1, 2008,. A relatively young city, its rapid growth in the 1980s and the 2000s propelled it to its status as second-largest city in Riverside County by population, and one of the Inland Empire's population centers...
- 183,860
- Oceanside
Oceanside is the third-largest city in San Diego County, California, United States. The city has a population of about 179,681. Together with Vista and Carlsbad, it forms a tri-city area. The city is located just south of Camp Pendleton, the busiest military base in the United States. Oceanside has...
- 178,806
- Santa Clarita
Santa Clarita is the fourth largest city in Los Angeles County, California, United States and the twenty-sixth largest city in the State of California. The California Department of Finance estimated the city population as of January 1, 2009 at 177,150. Including unincorporated areas of the Santa...
- 177,045
- Rancho Cucamonga
Rancho Cucamonga is a city in San Bernardino County, California, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 127,743, but a 2009 estimate by the state of California put the city's population at 177,736 people. In 2006, Money magazine ranked Rancho Cucamonga as the...
- 174,308
- Ontario
Ontario is a city located in San Bernardino County, California, United States. As of the 2000 Census, the city had a total population of 170,373. It is the home of LA/Ontario International Airport and the Ontario Mills. It is also the former home of the Ontario Motor Speedway...
- 173,690
- Garden Grove
Garden Grove is a city located in northern Orange County, California, United States. In 2009, the city's population was estimated at 174,715. State Route 22, also known as the Garden Grove Freeway, passes through the city running east-west. The city is known outside the Southern California area...
- 173,067
- Pomona
Pomona is the fifth largest city in Los Angeles County, California . As of the 2000 census, the city population was 149,473. In 2005, its population was estimated as 160,815....
- 163,405
- Palmdale
Palmdale is a city located in the northeast reaches of Los Angeles County, California, United States.The first community within the Antelope Valley to incorporate as a city , Palmdale is separated from Los Angeles by the San Gabriel Mountain range...
- 155,346
- Torrance
Torrance is a city located in the South Bay region of Los Angeles County, California, United States. Torrance's 1.5 miles of attractive beach coastline is less well-known than those of its immediate neighbors to the North, Redondo Beach, or to the South, Palos Verdes Estates...
- 148,965
- Pasadena
Pasadena is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States; and is a satellite city of Los Angeles. Famous for hosting the annual Rose Bowl football game and the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena is the home of many leading scientific and cultural institutions, including the...
- 148,126
- Corona
Corona is a city in Riverside County, California, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 124,966. The city of Norco lies to the northeast, Chino Hills and Yorba Linda to the west, and the Cleveland National Forest to the southwest; unincorporated areas of...
- 147,428
- Lancaster
Lancaster is the eighth-largest city in Los Angeles County, California and the 9th fastest growing city in the United States. Lancaster is located approximately 70 miles north of the city of Los Angeles in Southern California's Antelope Valley...
- 145,243
- Escondido
Escondido is a city located in California, just north of the city of San Diego. The name means "hidden" in Spanish—it occupies a shallow valley ringed by rocky hills. Founded in 1888, it is one of the oldest cities in San Diego County. The city has an estimated population of 128,819. The city is...
- 143,389
- Orange
The City of Orange is located in Orange County, California, United States. It is approximately 3 miles north of the county seat, Santa Ana. Orange is unusual in that many of the homes in its Old Town District were built prior to 1920; whereas many other cities in the region demolished such houses...
- 140,849
- Fullerton
Fullerton is a city located in northern Orange County, California, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 126,003....
- 137,437
- Thousand Oaks
Thousand Oaks, commonly referred to as "T.O." by residents, is a city in southeastern Ventura County, California, in the United States. It was named after the many oak trees that grace the area, and the city seal is adorned with an oak....
- 128,650
- El Monte
El Monte is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States, and is a suburb of Los Angeles. The city's slogans are "the end of the Santa Fe Trail" and "Welcome to Friendly El Monte." As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 115,965. As of 2002, El Monte is the 191st...
- 126,053
- Simi Valley
Simi Valley is an incorporated city located in a valley of the same name in the southeast corner of Ventura County, California, bordering the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles in the Greater Los Angeles Area...
- 125,657
- Inglewood
Inglewood is a city in southwestern Los Angeles County, California, southwest of downtown Los Angeles. It was incorporated on February 14, 1908. In 2006, its population was estimated at 129,900. The city is in the South Bay region of the greater Los Angeles area...
- 118,878
- Costa Mesa
Costa Mesa is a suburban city in Orange County, California, United States. The population was 116,479 as of January 1, 2009 . Since its incorporation in 1953, the city has grown from a semi-rural farming community of 16,840 to a suburban city with an economy based on retail, commerce and light...
- 113,955
- Downey
Downey is a city located in southeast Los Angeles County, California, United States, 21 km southeast of downtown Los Angeles. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 107,323.-History:...
- 113,379
- West Covina
West Covina is a city located in Los Angeles County, California. Located some east of Downtown Los Angeles in the eastern San Gabriel Valley, it is a mostly middle/lower middle class suburb of Los Angeles...
- 112,666
- Norwalk
Norwalk is a suburban city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. The population was 103,298 at the 2000 census. In 2009 the population was 107,698....
- 109,695
- Ventura - 108,261
- Burbank
Burbank is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. The estimated population in 2007 was 107,921.Burbank is located in two distinct areas, with its downtown, civic center and key neighborhoods nestled on the slopes and foothills that rise to the Verdugo Mountains, and other areas...
- 108,029
- Victorville
Victorville is a city located in the Victor Valley of western San Bernardino County, California, US. According to the U.S. Census Bureau's 2000 census, the city has a total population of 64,029...
- 107,408
- Carlsbad
Carlsbad is a seaside resort city in the North County section of San Diego County, California, United States. The 2009 population was estimated by the California Department of Finance to be 104,652...
- 103,811
- South Gate
South Gate is a city in the Los Angeles County, California, United States. It is part of the Gateway Cities region of southeastern Los Angeles County. As of January 1, 2009, the city had a total population of 102,770. The "City of South Gate" was incorporated on 20 January 1923 by the Los Angeles...
- 102,816
- Temecula
Temecula is a city in southwestern Riverside County, California, United States with a population of 102,604. It was incorporated on December 1, 1989....
- 101,057
- Murrieta
Murrieta is a city in southwestern Riverside County, California, United States. The population was 44,282 at the 2000 census. Population was estimated to be 100,173 in 2008, making it one of the fastest growing cities in the state...
- 100,173
Other county seats (under 100,000 inhabitants)
- Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara is a city in Santa Barbara County, California, United States. Situated on an east-west trending section of coastline, the longest such section on the west coast, between the steeply-rising Santa Ynez Mountains and the sea, and having a Mediterranean climate, it is called California's...
- 92,325
- San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo is a city in California, located roughly midway between San Francisco and Los Angeles on the Central Coast. The city, referred to locally as "SLO" or "San Luis", is the county seat of San Luis Obispo County and is adjacent to California Polytechnic State University...
- 44,697
- El Centro
El Centro is the county seat of Imperial County, California, United States and the largest city in the Imperial Valley, the region east of San Diego. It is also the largest U.S. city to lie entirely below sea level . El Centro is Spanish, and means the center...
- 43,316
Counties
South of the San Gabriel and San Bernardino mountains
- Imperial
Imperial County is a county located in the Imperial Valley, in the far southeast of the U.S. state of California, bordering both Arizona and Mexico. It is part of the El Centro, California Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses all of Imperial County. The population as of 2000 was 142,361....
- San Diego
San Diego County is a county located near the Pacific Ocean in the far southwest of the U.S. state of California. It is the southwesternmost county in the contiguous 48 states...
- Riverside
Riverside County is a county located in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of California, stretching from Orange County to the Colorado River, which forms the border with Arizona...
- Ventura
Ventura County is a county in the southern part of the U.S. state of California . It is located on California's Pacific coast. It is often referred to as the Gold Coast, and has a reputation of being one of the safest populated places and one of the most affluent places in the country...
- Orange
Orange County is a county in Southern California, United States. Its county seat is Santa Ana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 2,846,293, though a July 2008 estimate placed the population at 3,010,759, making it the second most populous county in California, behind Los Angeles County and...
- Los Angeles
Los Angeles County is a county in California and is by far the most populous county in the United States. Figures from the U.S. Census Bureau give an estimated 2008 population of 9,862,049 residents, while the California State government's population bureau lists a January 1, 2009, estimate of...
- San Bernardino
San Bernardino County is a county in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2000 census, the population was 1,709,434. As of 2007, the population was estimated by the California Department of Finance to have grown to 2,028,013...
North of the San Gabriel and San Bernardino mountains
- Northern Los Angeles
Los Angeles County is a county in California and is by far the most populous county in the United States. Figures from the U.S. Census Bureau give an estimated 2008 population of 9,862,049 residents, while the California State government's population bureau lists a January 1, 2009, estimate of...
(Antelope ValleyThe Antelope Valley in California, United States is located in northern Los Angeles County and the southeastern portion of Kern County, California and constitutes the western tip of the Mojave Desert...
, Santa ClaritaSanta Clarita can refer to:* Santa Clarita, California* Santa Clarita Valley...
)
- Northern San Bernardino
San Bernardino County is a county in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2000 census, the population was 1,709,434. As of 2007, the population was estimated by the California Department of Finance to have grown to 2,028,013...
(Mojave DesertThe Mojave Desert , , locally referred to as the High Desert, occupies a significant portion of southeastern California and smaller parts of central California, southern Nevada, southwestern Utah and northwestern Arizona, in the United States...
)
- Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara County is a county located on the Pacific coast of the southern portion of the U.S. state of California, just west of Ventura County. As of 2000 the county had a population of 399,347. The estimated total population of Santa Barbara County as of January 2006 was 421,625, according to...
- San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo County is a county located along the Pacific Ocean in the Central Coast of the U.S. state of California, between Los Angeles and the San Francisco Bay Area. As of 2000 its population was 246,681...
- Kern
Kern County is a county located in the southern Central Valley of the U.S. state of California. Established in 1866, it extends east beyond the southern slope of the eastern Sierra Nevada range into the Mojave Desert, and includes parts of the Indian Wells Valley, and the Antelope Valley, and has...
Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara County is a county located on the Pacific coast of the southern portion of the U.S. state of California, just west of Ventura County. As of 2000 the county had a population of 399,347. The estimated total population of Santa Barbara County as of January 2006 was 421,625, according to...
,
San Luis ObispoSan Luis Obispo is a city in California, located roughly midway between San Francisco and Los Angeles on the Central Coast. The city, referred to locally as "SLO" or "San Luis", is the county seat of San Luis Obispo County and is adjacent to California Polytechnic State University...
, and
VenturaVentura County is a county in the southern part of the U.S. state of California . It is located on California's Pacific coast. It is often referred to as the Gold Coast, and has a reputation of being one of the safest populated places and one of the most affluent places in the country...
are also counties in the Central Coast.
Geographical regions
Southern California is also divided into the Coastal Region (Orange County, Los Angeles County, San Diego County, Santa Barbara County, and Ventura County) and the larger, more sparsely populated, desert
Inland EmpireThe Inland Empire is a large metropolitan area located in Southeastern California, consisting of two counties, Riverside and San Bernardino counties. With a population of over 4 million people, it is the second largest metropolitan area in Southern California, third in California, 14th largest in...
(San Bernardino County, Riverside County, and Imperial County). The division between the Coastal Regions and the Inland Empire winds along the backs of the coastal mountain ranges such as the
Santa Ana MountainsThe Santa Ana Mountains are a short peninsular mountain range along the coast of Southern California in the United States. They extend for approximately 35 mi southeast of the Los Angeles Basin largely along the border between Orange and Riverside counties.- Geography :The range starts in the...
.
A related geographical term is
cismontane Southern California, which refers to the portion of California on the coastal side of the
TransverseThe Transverse Ranges are a group of mountain ranges of southern California, one of the various North American Coast Ranges that run along the Pacific coast from Alaska to Mexico. They begin at the southern end of the California Coast Ranges and lie between Santa Barbara and San Diego counties...
and
PeninsularThe Peninsular Ranges are a group of mountain ranges which stretch 1500 km from southern California in the United States to the southern tip of Mexico's Baja California peninsula; they are part of the North American Coast Ranges that run along the Pacific coast from Alaska to Mexico...
mountain ranges. The term "Southern California" often refers to this region specifically, as opposed to largely desert areas comprising the rest of the southern portion of the state, which are referred to as
transmontane Southern California.
Geographic features
- Antelope Valley
The Antelope Valley in California, United States is located in northern Los Angeles County and the southeastern portion of Kern County, California and constitutes the western tip of the Mojave Desert...
(Los Angeles and Kern Counties)
- Ballona Wetlands
The Ballona Wetlands are located in Southern California, USA south of Marina del Rey and east of Playa del Rey. The wetlands once included the areas now taken up by Marina del Rey, Venice, and Playa Vista, extending north to about present-day Washington Blvd. in Venice...
(Los Angeles County)
- Big Bear Lake
Big Bear Lake is a reservoir in the San Bernardino Mountains in San Bernardino County, California, United States. It has an east-west length of approximately 7 miles and is approximately 2.5 miles at its widest measurement, though the lake's width mostly averages a little more than 1 mile...
(San Bernardino County)
- Cajon Pass
At an elevation of the Cajon Pass is a moderate-elevation mountain pass between the San Bernardino Mountains and the San Gabriel Mountains in Southern California in the United States. It was created by the movements of the San Andreas Fault...
(San Bernardino County)
- Channel Islands
The Channel Islands of California are a chain of eight islands located in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Southern California along the Santa Barbara Channel in the United States of America...
(Ventura County)
- Chino Hills
The Chino Hills are a mountain range on the border of Orange, Los Angeles, and San Bernardino Counties, California, with a small portion in Riverside County. They continue the line of the Santa Ana Mountains northwest from Santa Ana Canyon to Brea Canyon, where the Puente Hills lead both west and...
(Orange, Los Angeles, Riverside & San Bernardino Counties)
- Coachella Valley
The Coachella Valley is a large valley landform in Southern California. Populated by nearly one million people, the valley is part of the 14th largest metropolitan area in the United States, the Inland Empire, and includes the famed tourist destination, Palm Springs...
(Riverside County)
- Colorado River
The Colorado River , or the Red River, is a river in the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico, approximately long, draining a part of the arid regions on the western slope of the Rocky Mountains...
(San Bernardino, Riverside & Imperial Counties, Baja California & Sonora)
- Conejo Valley
The Conejo Valley is a region spanning both southeastern Ventura County and northwestern Los Angeles County in Southern California, United States...
(Ventura County)
- Cucamonga Valley
The Cucamonga Valley is a region between the Los Angeles and San Bernardino areas, in San Bernardino County and Riverside County, of California, United States. It is located east of the Pomona Valley and it is a major site of wine production and is the location of the Cucamonga Valley AVA, a...
(San Bernardino County)
- Cuyamaca Mountains
The Cuyamaca Mountains are a mountain range in San Diego County, California. The mountains run roughly northwest to southeast. The highest elevations are Cuyamaca Peak at and Stonewall Peak at...
(San Diego County)
- High Desert
High desert refers to the inland and often high elevation deserts of the American West. Examples of high deserts in North America include the Great Basin Desert and the Mojave Desert.High desert can also mean:...
(Los Angeles, Kern, & San Bernardino Counties)
- Imperial Fault (Imperial County)
- Imperial Valley (Imperial County)
- In-Ko-Pah Mountains
The In-Ko-Pah Mountains are located near the U.S. border with Mexico in southern California, west of the Jacumba Mountains. The range is approximately 12 miles long. Mt. Tule, at 4,647 feet, and Sombrero Peak, at 4,229 feet above sea level, are the tallest mountains in the chain...
(San Diego County)
- Inland Empire (Riverside, San Bernardino Counties)
- Jacumba Mountains
The Jacumba Mountains are located in southern California near the U.S. border with Mexico. The mountains lie in a northwest-southeasterly direction east of the In-Ko-Pah Mountains, and north of Interstate 8. The range is approximately long, and the mountains are located about four miles northeast...
(San Diego County)
- La Jolla Cove
La Jolla Cove is a beach in La Jolla, California. It is a very small beach within walking distance from the Children's Pool Beach, and is considered one of the most beautiful beaches in Southern California. Scripps Park, a grassy area commonly used for picnicking, is located on the bluffs above the...
(San Diego County)
- Laguna Mountains
The Laguna Mountains are a section of the Peninsular Ranges in eastern San Diego County. The mountains run in a northwest/southeast alignment for approximately 20 miles. They are bordered by the Cuyamaca area on the west and the Colorado Desert on the east, where the mountains form a steep...
(San Diego County)
- Lake Arrowhead
Lake Arrowhead is an unincorporated community in San Bernardino County, California. It lies within a census-designated place by the same name, adjacent to the Lake Arrowhead Reservoir. The population of the CDP was 8,934 at the 2000 census...
(San Bernardino County)
- Lake Casitas
Lake Casitas is an artificial lake in the Los Padres National Forest of Ventura County, California, created by the construction of Casitas Dam on Coyote Creek, two miles before it joins the Ventura River. Santa Ana Creek and North Fork Coyote Creek also flow into the lake. The dam was constructed...
(Ventura County)
- Lake Castaic (Los Angeles County)
- Lake Piru
Lake Piru is an artificial lake located in Los Padres National Forest of Ventura County, California, created by the construction in 1955 of the Santa Felicia Dam on Piru Creek which is a tributary of the Santa Clara River. It is situated downstream from Pyramid Lake and can be accessed from Piru...
(Ventura County)
- Lakeview Mountains
The Lakeview Mountains are a range of low mountains encompassing approximately of land in western Riverside County, Southern California, at the northern end of the Peninsular Ranges....
(Riverside County)
- Los Angeles Basin
The Los Angeles Basin is the coastal sediment-filled plain located between the peninsular and transverse ranges in southern California in the United States containing the central part of the city of Los Angeles as well as its southern and southeastern suburbs...
(Los Angeles County)
- Los Angeles River
The Los Angeles River starts in San Fernando Valley, San Gabriel Mountains, and Santa Susana Mountains and flows through Los Angeles County, California, from Canoga Park in the west end of the San Fernando Valley, 51 miles southeast to its mouth in Long Beach...
(Los Angeles County)
- Low Desert
The Low Desert is a name for the Southern California portion of the Sonoran Desert to distinguish it from the adjacent Mojave Desert, or High Desert. The low desert is the area surrounding Palm Springs, Rancho Mirage, California, Palm Desert, Borrego Springs, Indian Wells, Cathedral City and Indio...
(Imperial, Riverside & San Bernardino Counties)
- Mojave Desert
The Mojave Desert , , locally referred to as the High Desert, occupies a significant portion of southeastern California and smaller parts of central California, southern Nevada, southwestern Utah and northwestern Arizona, in the United States...
(Los Angeles, Kern & San Bernardino Counties)
- Mugu Lagoon (Ventura County)
- New River
The New River flows north from the city of Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico into the United States through the city of Calexico, California. The river has been referred to as the most severely polluted river of its size within the United States....
(Imperial County, Mexicali Municipality)
- Orange Coast
The Orange Coast is the string of cities and neighborhoods fronting the Pacific Coast in Orange County, California. The most significant Orange Coast cities from north to south include: Seal Beach, Huntington Beach, Newport Beach, Laguna Beach, San Juan Capistrano, Dana Point and San Clemente...
(Orange County)
- Oxnard Plain
The Oxnard Plain is a large coastal plain in southwest Ventura County, California bounded by the Santa Monica Mountains, the Santa Susana Mountains, and Oak Ridge to the east, the Topatopa Mountains to the north, the Santa Clara River Valley to the northeast and the Pacific Ocean to the south and...
(Ventura County)
- Palomar Mountain
Palomar Mountain is a mountain range in northern San Diego County, California, United States. It is most famous as being home to the Palomar Observatory and the giant Hale Telescope. It is also the location of Palomar Mountain State Park, a California state park. There are campgrounds for...
(San Diego County)
- Palos Verdes Peninsula (Los Angeles County)
- Peninsular Ranges
The Peninsular Ranges are a group of mountain ranges which stretch 1500 km from southern California in the United States to the southern tip of Mexico's Baja California peninsula; they are part of the North American Coast Ranges that run along the Pacific coast from Alaska to Mexico...
(San Diego County)
- Point Loma
Point Loma is a seaside community of San Diego, California. Geographically it is a hilly peninsula that is bordered on the west and south by the Pacific Ocean, the east by the San Diego Bay and Old Town and the north by the San Diego River...
(San Diego County)
- Point Mugu (Ventura County)
- Pomona Valley
The Pomona Valley, located between the San Gabriel Valley and Cucamonga Valley in Southern California, straddles the border between Los Angeles County and San Bernardino County. Back on March 1, 1893 the California Assembly voted 54-14 for a new county to form in the region, San Antonio County,...
(Los Angeles and San Bernardino Counties)
- Puente Hills
The Puente Hills is a chain of hills in an unincorporated area in eastern Los Angeles County, California. It lies to the south of the San Gabriel Valley and the Pomona Freeway , to the east of the San Gabriel River Freeway , to the north of Whittier Boulevard, and to the west of the city of Diamond...
(Los Angeles County)
- Pyramid Lake
Pyramid Lake is an artificial lake formed by Pyramid Dam on Piru Creek, near Castaic, California. The reservoir lies on the border between the Angeles National Forest and the Los Padres National Forest in the northwestern portion of Los Angeles County. The earth and rock dam was built by the...
(Los Angeles County)
- Rio Hondo
The Rio Hondo is a tributary of the Los Angeles River in Los Angeles County, California, approximately long...
(Los Angeles County)
- Saddleback Valley
Saddleback Valley is located in South Orange County, California and is home to the cities of Mission Viejo, Ladera Ranch, Rancho Santa Margarita, Lake Forest among others....
(Orange County)
- Salton Sea
The Salton Sea is a saline, endorheic rift lake located directly on the San Andreas Fault. The lake occupies the lowest elevations of the Salton Sink in the Colorado Desert of Riverside and Imperial Counties in Southern California. Like Death Valley, it is located below sea level, with the current...
(Imperial & Riverside Counties)
- San Andreas Fault
The San Andreas Fault is a continental transform fault that runs a length of roughly through California in the United States. The fault's motion is right-lateral strike-slip...
(All Counties)
- San Bernardino Mountains
The San Bernardino Mountains are a short transverse mountain range north and east of San Bernardino in Southern California in the United States. The mountains run for approximately 60 miles east-west on the southern edge of the Mojave Desert in southwestern San Bernardino County, north of the...
(San Bernardino County)
- San Bernardino Valley
The San Bernardino Valley, sometimes referred to as the Greater San Bernardino Area, lies at the south base of the Transverse Ranges. It is bordered on the north by the eastern San Gabriel Mountains and San Bernardino Mountains, on the east by the San Jacinto Mountains, and on the south and west by...
(San Bernardino County)
- San Diego Bay
San Diego Bay is a natural harbor adjacent to San Diego, California. It is 12 mi/19 km long, 1 mi/1.6 km–3 mi/4.8 km wide...
(San Diego County)
- San Diego River
The San Diego River is a river in San Diego County, California. It originates in the Cuyamaca Mountains northwest of the town of Julian, then flows to the southwest until it reaches the 112,800 acre-foot El Capitan Reservoir, the largest reservoir in the river's watershed. Below El Capitan Dam,...
(San Diego County)
- San Fernando Valley
The San Fernando Valley is an urbanized valley located in Southern California, United States. More than half of the city of Los Angeles' land area lies within the San Fernando Valley...
(Los Angeles County)
- San Gabriel Mountains
The San Gabriel Mountains are located in northern Los Angeles County and western San Bernardino County, California, United States. The mountain range forms a barrier between the Greater Los Angeles Area and the Mojave Desert. This Transverse Range lies in and is surrounded by the Angeles National...
(Los Angeles and San Bernardino Counties)
- San Gabriel River
San Gabriel River is the name of watercourses in two states:*San Gabriel River *San Gabriel River bicycle path *San Gabriel River...
(Los Angeles County)
- San Gabriel Valley
The San Gabriel Valley is one of the principal valleys of southern California. It lies to the east of the city of Los Angeles, to the north of the Puente Hills, to the south of the San Gabriel Mountains, and west of the Inland Empire. It derives its name from the San Gabriel River that flows...
(Los Angeles County)
- San Jacinto Mountains
The San Jacinto Mountains are a mountain range east of Los Angeles in southern California in the United States. The mountains are named for Saint Hyacinth...
(Riverside County)
- San Luis Rey River
San Luis Rey River is a river in northern San Diego County, California. The river's headwaters are in the Cleveland National Forest near Palomar Mountain. The river drains into the Pacific Ocean on the northern end of the city of Oceanside. The river is over 55 miles long and drains 562 square miles...
(San Diego County)
- San Pedro Bay
San Pedro Bay is an inlet on the Pacific Ocean coast of southern California, United States. It is the site of the Port of Los Angeles and the Port of Long Beach, which together form the fifth-busiest port facility in the world and easily the busiest in the Western Hemisphere.-Seabed:Most of the...
(Los Angeles County)
- Santa Ana Mountains
The Santa Ana Mountains are a short peninsular mountain range along the coast of Southern California in the United States. They extend for approximately 35 mi southeast of the Los Angeles Basin largely along the border between Orange and Riverside counties.- Geography :The range starts in the...
(Los Angeles, Riverside & Orange Counties)
- Santa Ana River
The Santa Ana River begins in San Bernardino County, California, in the San Bernardino National Forest. Its highest source lakes are Dollar Lake and Dry Lake , both on the northern flank of San Gorgonio Mountain in the San Gorgonio Wilderness...
(San Bernardino, Los Angeles & Orange County)
- Santa Ana Valley
The Santa Ana Valley is located in Orange County, California and is bisected by the Santa Ana River. The valley is home to most of Orange County’s central business districts...
(Orange County)
- Catalina Island
Santa Catalina Island, often called Catalina Island, or just Catalina, is a rocky island off the coast of the U.S. state of California. The island is 22 miles long and eight miles across at its greatest width. The island is located about 22 miles south-southwest of Los Angeles, California...
(Los Angeles County)
- Santa Clara River
The Santa Clara River is approximately 116 mi long, located in southern California in the United States. It drains an area of the coastal mountains north of Los Angeles...
(Ventura County)
- Santa Clara River Valley
The Santa Clara River Valley is a valley that runs from east to west through Ventura County and northwest Los Angeles County, California...
(Ventura County)
- Santa Clarita Valley
The Santa Clarita Valley is the valley of the Santa Clara River in Southern California. It stretches through Los Angeles County and Ventura County. Its main population center is the city of Santa Clarita. The valley was part of the 48,612-acre Rancho San Francisco land grant...
(Los Angeles County)
- Santa Margarita River
The Santa Margarita River is a short intermittent river on the Pacific coast of southern California in the United States, approximately 50 mi long...
(Riverside, Orange & San Diego Counties)
- Santa Monica Bay
Santa Monica Bay is an arm of the Pacific Ocean in southern California, United States. Its boundaries are slightly ambiguous, but it is generally considered to be the part of the Pacific within an imaginary line drawn between Point Dume, in Malibu, and the Palos Verdes Peninsula. Its eastern shore...
(Los Angeles County)
- Santa Monica Mountains
The Santa Monica Mountains are a low transverse range in southern California in the United States.-Geography:The range extends approximately 40 mi east-west from the Hollywood Hills in Los Angeles to Point Mugu in Ventura County...
(Los Angeles & Ventura Counties)
- Santa Susana Mountains
The Santa Susana Mountains are a transverse range of mountains in southern California, north of the city of Los Angeles, in the United States. The range runs east-west separating the San Fernando Valley and Simi Valley on its south, from Santa Clara River Valley to the north, and Santa Clarita...
(Los Angeles & Ventura Counties)
- Sonoran Desert
The Sonoran Desert is a North American desert which straddles part of the United States-Mexico border and covers large parts of the U.S. states of Arizona and California and the northwest Mexican states of Sonora, Baja California, and Baja California Sur...
(San Diego County, Arizona, Mexicali Municipality)
- Sweetwater River
The Sweetwater River is a river in southern San Diego County, California. The river's headwaters are in the Cuyamaca Mountains. The river flows roughly southwest for about and empties into the middle of San Diego Bay. There are two reservoirs on the Sweetwater River. Loveland Lake, about 5 miles ...
(San Diego County)
- Tijuana River
The Tijuana River is an intermittent river, 120 mi long, on the Pacific coast of northern Baja California in Mexico and southern California in the United States.-Location:...
(San Diego County)
- Ventura River
The Ventura River is a river in Ventura County, California. The river forms at the confluence of Matilija Creek and North Fork Matilija Creek, 15 miles upstream from the Pacific Ocean. San Antonio Creek joins the river halfway to the ocean and Coyote Creek does the same a couple of miles downstream...
(Ventura County)
- Victor Valley (San Bernardino County)
Earthquakes
Each
yearA year is the amount of time it takes the Earth to make one revolution around the Sun...
the southern California area has about 10,000 earthquakes. Most of them are so small that they are not felt. Only several hundred are greater than
magnitudeMagnitude may refer to:* Magnitude , the relative size of a mathematical object* Scalar , a variable defined only by its magnitude* Euclidean vector, a vector defined by both its magnitude and its direction...
3.0, and only about 15-20 are greater than magnitude 4.0.
The Great Southern California ShakeOut
The Great
Southern-Education:* Southern University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States* Southern Connecticut State University, New Haven, Connecticut, United States* Southern High School, various schools-Organizations:* Southern Railway, various railways...
CaliforniaCalifornia is the most populous state in the United States, and the third largest by area. California is the second most populous sub-national entity in the Americas, behind only São Paulo, Brazil...
ShakeOut is based on a potential magnitude
7.8 earthquakeAn earthquake is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust that creates seismic waves. Earthquakes are recorded with a seismometer, also known as a seismograph...
on the southern San Andreas Fault— approximately 5,000 times larger than the magnitude 5.4 earthquake that shook southern California on July 29, 2008. The question is not if but when southern California will be hit by a major earthquake, one so damaging that it will permanently change
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and livelihoods in the
regionRegion is most commonly a geographical term that is used in various ways among the different branches of geography. In general, a region is a medium-scale area of land or water, smaller than the whole areas of interest , and larger than a specific site...
. The magnitude 8.0 ShakeOut earthquake is modeled to cause about 2,800 deaths and $213 billion of economic losses.
Transportation
Airports
The following airports currently have regularly scheduled commercial service:
- Los Angeles International Airport
Los Angeles International Airport is the primary airport serving Los Angeles, California, the second-most populated metropolitan area of the United States. It is often referred to by its airport code LAX, with the letters usually pronounced individually...
- San Diego International Airport
San Diego International Airport , also known as Lindbergh Field, is a public airport located northwest of the central business district of San Diego, California and also from the Mexico – United States border at Tijuana, Mexico...
- John Wayne Airport (Orange County)
John Wayne Airport is an airport in an unincorporated area in Orange County, California, with its mailing address in Santa Ana, hence the International Air Transport Association airport code. Other nearby cities include Newport Beach, Costa Mesa, and Irvine...
- LA/Ontario International Airport
- Bob Hope Airport (Burbank)
Bob Hope Airport is a public airport located three miles northwest of the central business district of Burbank, a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States...
- Long Beach Airport
- Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
- Palm Springs International Airport
Palm Springs International Airport is a public airport located two miles east of the central business district of Palm Springs, California, serving the Inland Empire Metropolitan Area of Southern California. The airport covers and has two runways...
- Meadows Field (Bakersfield)
- San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport
San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport , also known as McChesney Field, is an airport located in San Luis Obispo, California serving San Luis Obispo County...
- McClellan-Palomar Airport (Carlsbad)
McClellan-Palomar Airport is a public airport located three miles southeast of the central business district of Carlsbad, a city in San Diego County, California, United States. It is owned by the County of San Diego and serves the northern part of the county...
- Santa Maria Public Airport
Santa Maria Public Airport , also known as the Capt. G. Allan Hancock Field, is an airport located three miles south of the central business district of Santa Maria, a city in northern Santa Barbara County, California, United States.-History:...
- Oxnard Airport
Oxnard Airport is a public airport located one mile west of the central business district of Oxnard, a city in Ventura County, California, USA. The airport covers and has one runway...
- Imperial County Airport
Imperial County Airport , also known as Boley Field, is a public airport located partially in the City of Imperial and partially in an unincorporated area in Imperial County, California, United States. The airport is located 0.94 miles south of the central business district of Imperial. The...
Major Central business districts
The following are major
central business districtA central business district is the commercial and often geographic heart of a city...
s in Southern California:
- Downtown Long Beach
Downtown Long Beach is the heart of Long Beach, California, United States, and is the location for most of the city's major tourist attractions and municipal services. It is also the location for numerous businesses...
- Downtown Los Angeles
Downtown Los Angeles is the central business district of Los Angeles, California, United States, located close to the geographic center of the metropolitan area...
- Downtown Irvine
Irvine is an incorporated city in Orange County, California, United States. It is a planned city, mainly developed by the Irvine Company since the 1960s. Formally incorporated on December 28, 1971, the 69.7 square mile city has a population of about 212,793...
- Downtown Riverside
- Downtown San Bernardino
Downtown San Bernardino is the central business district of San Bernardino, California, located close to the geographic center of the metropolitan area. The sprawling, multi-centered city is such that its downtown core is often considered a separate district. It is home to the city and county...
- Downtown San Diego
Freeways
Interstate Highways
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Golden State Freeway/Santa Ana FreewayThe Santa Ana Freeway is one of the principal freeways in Southern California, connecting Los Angeles and its southeastern suburbs. The freeway begins at the four level Bill Keene Memorial Interchange complex in downtown Los Angeles, signed as U.S. Route 101...
/San Diego FreewayThe San Diego Freeway is a named freeway in Southern California. It refers to the following two segments:*Interstate 5 in California, from the Mexico – United States border at the San Ysidro district of San Diego to Interstate 405 in Irvine...
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Santa Monica (Rosa Parks) Freeway/Golden State Freeway/San Bernardino FreewayThe San Bernardino Freeway is a named freeway in the U.S. state of California in the Greater Los Angeles area. It refers to the following two segments:...
/Indio (Dr. June McCarrollJune Hill Robertson McCarroll was a nurse with the Southern Pacific Railroad in the early twentieth century who is credited by Caltrans with the simple but revolutionary idea of delineating highways with a painted line to separate lanes of traffic...
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Mojave Freeway/Barstow Freeway/Ontario Freeway/Corona Freeway/Temecula Valley Freeway/Escondido FreewayThe Escondido Freeway is a named freeway in Southern California. It refers to the following segments:*California State Route 15, from Interstate 5 southeast of Downtown San Diego and Interstate 8 in San Diego...
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Century (Glenn Anderson) Freeway (Interstate 105Interstate 105 is an Interstate Highway in southern Los Angeles County, California that runs east-west from near the Los Angeles International Airport to Norwalk...
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Harbor Freeway (Interstate 110Route 110, consisted of two segments of State Route 110 joined by Interstate 110 , is a state highway in the Los Angeles area of the U.S. state of California, mostly built to freeway standards...
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Foothill Freeway (Interstate 210Interstate 210 and State Route 210 together form contiguous highway, called the Foothill Freeway, in the Greater Los Angeles area of the U.S. state of California. The western portion of the route is an auxiliary Interstate Highway, while the eastern portion is a state highway...
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Barstow Freeway/San Bernardino FreewayThe San Bernardino Freeway is a named freeway in the U.S. state of California in the Greater Los Angeles area. It refers to the following two segments:...
/Moreno Valley Freeway/Escondido FreewayThe Escondido Freeway is a named freeway in Southern California. It refers to the following segments:*California State Route 15, from Interstate 5 southeast of Downtown San Diego and Interstate 8 in San Diego...
(Interstate 215Interstate 215 in California is a long north-south Interstate Highway in the "Inland Empire" region of Southern California. Part of I-215 was originally built and signed as Interstate 15E, but this was later changed. California was also eliminating such numberings as Interstate 5W and Interstate 5E...
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San Diego FreewayThe San Diego Freeway is a named freeway in Southern California. It refers to the following two segments:*Interstate 5 in California, from the Mexico – United States border at the San Ysidro district of San Diego to Interstate 405 in Irvine...
(Interstate 405Interstate 405 is a major north-south Interstate Highway in Southern California. It is a bypass of Interstate 5, running along the western areas of the Greater Los Angeles Area from Irvine to near San Fernando...
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Future Interstate 905
U.S. Highway system
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Ventura FreewayThe Ventura Freeway is a named freeway in the U.S. state of California in the Greater Los Angeles area. It refers to the following two segments:...
/Hollywood FreewayThe Hollywood Freeway is a named freeway in Southern California in the Los Angeles Area. It refers to the following two segments:*U.S. Route 101, from Interstate 110 and State Route 110 to California State Route 134...
/Santa Ana FreewayThe Santa Ana Freeway is one of the principal freeways in Southern California, connecting Los Angeles and its southeastern suburbs. The freeway begins at the four level Bill Keene Memorial Interchange complex in downtown Los Angeles, signed as U.S. Route 101...
/El Camino RealEl Camino Real is the name of a number of long roads and trails, linking the various colonies of Spain in the Americas, and dating back to pre-automobile times, though many still survive...
(U.S. Route 101)
California State Routes
- Note: highway segments with names listed in italics are surface streets and not freeways.
Pacific Coast Highway (PCH)State Route 1 , often called Highway 1, is a state highway that runs along much of the Pacific coast of the U.S. state of California...
/Lincoln Boulevard/Sepulveda Boulevard/Oxnard Boulevard/Coast Highway/Camino las Ramblas (State Route 1State Route 1 , often called Highway 1, is a state highway that runs along much of the Pacific coast of the U.S. state of California...
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Angeles Crest HighwayThe Angeles Crest Highway is a two-lane segment of California State Route 2 in the United States. The road is in length, with its western terminus at the intersection at Foothill Boulevard in La Cañada Flintridge and its eastern terminus at State Route 138 northeast of Wrightwood...
/Glendale Freeway/Santa Monica Boulevard (State Route 2)
Antelope Valley Freeway (State Route 14State Route 14 is a north-south state highway in the U.S. state of California, largely in the Mojave Desert. The southern portion of highway is signed as the Antelope Valley Freeway. The route connects Interstate 5, or Golden State Freeway, near Santa Clarita, with U.S. Route 395, near Inyokern...
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Waterman Avenue (State Route 18)
Rosemead Boulevard/Lakewood Boulevard (State Route 19)
Seventh Street/Garden Grove Freeway (State Route 22State Route 22 in the U.S. state of California is an east-west highway in southern Los Angeles County and northern Orange County. It runs between Long Beach and Orange by way of Garden Grove. The westernmost part of it is a surface street, Long Beach's 7th Street. From Long Beach to its eastern...
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Decker Road/Mulholland Highway/Westlake Boulevard
Topanga Canyon Boulevard
Ojai Freeway (State Route 33State Route 33 is a north-south state highway the U.S. state of California. SR 33 replaced part of U.S. Route 399 in 1964 during the "great renumbering" of routes. It is known as the Westside Highway...
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State Route 38State Route 38 is a mostly rural and scenic road in the U.S. state of California. Despite the orientation of its alignment, SR 38 is assigned in a west-east direction.-Route description:...
San Gabriel Canyon Road/Azusa Avenue/Beach Boulevard
Manchester Boulevard
Terminal Island Freeway/Seaside Avenue/Vincent Thomas BridgeThe Vincent Thomas Bridge is a long suspension bridge crossing the Los Angeles Harbor in the U.S. state of California, linking San Pedro, Los Angeles, with Terminal Island. The bridge is signed as part of State Route 47. It is named for California Assemblyman Vincent Thomas of San Pedro. It is...
Soledad Freeway
South Bay Freeway/2nd Street
Costa Mesa Freeway/Newport Boulevard (State Route 55State Route 55 , known locally as The 55, is an 18 mile long north-south highway in the U.S. state of California. It is known as the Costa Mesa Freeway...
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Ted Williams Freeway (State Route 56State Route 56 runs from Interstate 5 in the Carmel Valley neighborhood of San Diego to Interstate 15. Route 56 was originally planned in 1964 to connect to the north end of State Route 125 and continue east to State Route 67, but Poway worked to make sure that would not be possible. Now SR 56...
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Orange FreewayState Route 57 , also known as the Orange Freeway, is a major north-south state highway in the Greater Los Angeles Area of the U.S. state of California. It connects the interchange of Interstate 5 and State Route 22 near downtown Orange, locally known as the Orange Crush, with the Glendora Curve...
(State Route 57State Route 57 , also known as the Orange Freeway, is a major north-south state highway in the Greater Los Angeles Area of the U.S. state of California. It connects the interchange of Interstate 5 and State Route 22 near downtown Orange, locally known as the Orange Crush, with the Glendora Curve...
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Pomona Freeway/Moreno Valley Freeway (State Route 60State Route 60 is a state highway in the U.S. state of California. It runs from Interstate 10 near the Los Angeles River in Los Angeles east to I-10 in Riverside County, with overlaps at State Route 57 and Interstate 215.-Route description:...
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Foothill Boulevard and E Street (also known as Historic U.S. Route 66)
Julian Road/San Vicente Freeway
Corona Expressway/Chino Valley FreewayState Route 71 is the Chino Valley Freeway, formerly the Corona Expressway and before then the Temescal Freeway, a freeway/highway of about 15 miles in length located entirely within Southern California, United States...
(State Route 71State Route 71 is the Chino Valley Freeway, formerly the Corona Expressway and before then the Temescal Freeway, a freeway/highway of about 15 miles in length located entirely within Southern California, United States...
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Firestone Boulevard/Whittier Boulevard
San Joaquin Hills Transportation Corridor (toll road) (State Route 73State Route 73 is a state highway in the U.S. state of California. The route runs from Interstate 405 to Interstate 5 through the San Joaquin Hills in Orange County. From its northern terminus, the first three miles of the highway are called the Corona del Mar Freeway; this section of highway...
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Ortega Highway/Palms to Pines Highway (State Route 74State Route 74 , a part of the Pines to Palms Scenic Byway, is a mostly scenic highway in the U.S. state of California. It runs from Palm Desert in Riverside County westward to San Juan Capistrano in Orange County.-Route description:...
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San Diego-Coronado BridgeThe San Diego-Coronado Bridge, locally referred to as the Coronado Bridge, is a "prestressed concrete/steel" girder bridge, crossing over San Diego Bay in the United States, linking San Diego, California with Coronado, California...
/Silver Strand Boulevard
Mission Avenue/Pala Road/Cuyamaca Highway
Vista Freeway/San Pasqual Valley Road
Winchester Road/Temecula Parkway/Firefighter Steven Rucker Memorial Highway (State Route 79State Route 79 is a state highway in the U.S. state of California. The route goes from Interstate 10 in Riverside County to Interstate 8 in San Diego County....
)- Historic U.S. Route 80, officially called Imperial County Route S80 Barbara Worth Highway
Euclid Avenue
Indio Boulevard which is Historic U.S. Route 99 (locally known as the NAFTA
Highway, proposed to be called East Valley Parkway)
Marina Freeway/Imperial Highway/Richard Nixon Freeway (State Route 90State Route 90 is a state highway in Southern California, United States. It consists of two unconnected pieces in Greater Los Angeles....
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Artesia Boulevard/Gardena Freeway/Artesia Freeway/Riverside Freeway (State Route 91State Route 91, also known as The 91 Freeway or simply The 91, is a major east-west freeway located entirely within Southern California and serving several regions of the Greater Los Angeles metropolitan area...
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Martin Luther King Jr. Freeway/Campo Road
Hawthorne Boulevard
Pasadena FreewayThe Pasadena Freeway or Arroyo Seco Parkway is the first freeway in the U.S. state of California. It connects Los Angeles with Pasadena alongside the Arroyo Seco. It is notable not only for being the first, mostly opened in 1940, but for representing the transitional phase between early parkways...
(State Route 110)
Grapefruit Boulevard (Proposed name: Desert Cities Highway or Desert Resorts Highway)
Ronald Reagan Freeway (State Route 118State Route 118 is a state highway in the United States state of California that begins running west to east through Ventura and Los Angeles counties in southern California. It travels from Saticoy in Ventura County east to Lake View Terrace in Los Angeles...
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La Mesa Freeway (State Route 125State Route 125 currently runs from State Route 905 in Otay Mesa near the U.S.–Mexico border to State Route 52 in Santee.The southern portion of Route 125 from Route 905 to Route 54 near Chula Vista is a toll road called the South Bay Expressway. It is California's first road built as a...
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Santa Paula Freeway (State Route 126State Route 126 The origins of SR 126 are based on an important historical route roughly following an original dirt trail and wagon path that has been in existence since the 19th Century, connecting the towns and ranchos of the Santa Clara Valley. SSR126 is now a state highway in the U.S. state of...
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Eastern Transportation Corridor (toll road)/Laguna Canyon Road (State Route 133State Route 133 is a state highway in the U.S. state of California. It connects SR 1 in Laguna Beach through the San Joaquin Hills with several freeways in Irvine, ending at the SR 241 toll road in the latter city...
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Ventura FreewayThe Ventura Freeway is a named freeway in the U.S. state of California in the Greater Los Angeles area. It refers to the following two segments:...
(State Route 134)
State Route 138State Route 138 is an east-west state highway generally following the northern foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains of southern California, USA from its junction with Interstate 5 south of Gorman eastward to Mount Anderson Junction, its eastern junction with State Route 18 south of Crestline in...
Carbon Canyon Road
Cabrillo Freeway (State Route 163)
Hollywood FreewayThe Hollywood Freeway is a named freeway in Southern California in the Los Angeles Area. It refers to the following two segments:*U.S. Route 101, from Interstate 110 and State Route 110 to California State Route 134...
/Highland Avenue (State Route 170)
Pierce Street (Proposed to be called Salton Sea Street) and Box Canyon Road
Catalina Boulevard/Canon Street/Rosecrans Street
Foothill Freeway (Merges with in San Dimas, formerly the 
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Western Avenue
Foothill/Eastern Transportation Corridor (toll road)State Route 241 is a state highway in the U.S. state of California. For its entire run, Route 241 is a toll road. Its northern half is part of the Eastern Toll Road while its southern half is part of the Foothill Toll Road....
(State Route 241State Route 241 is a state highway in the U.S. state of California. For its entire run, Route 241 is a toll road. Its northern half is part of the Eastern Toll Road while its southern half is part of the Foothill Toll Road....
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State Route 259 Freeway
Balboa Avenue
3rd/4th Street
Cahuilla Road
Otay Mesa Freeway/Otay Mesa Road ( once the freeway is complete.)
Railroad
One of California's main shipping depends on rail. Union Pacific, BNSF, and Santa Fe runs through Southern California. Union Pacific has many rails which enter California so as BNSF. Santa Fe does not have much of a rail system in California but Southern California has one of the best Rail photos in California but some places it would be hard to walk to.
Major public transit organizations
- Metrolink
Metrolink is a regional rail system that serves Southern California.It was established in 1991 as the "Southern California Regional Rail Authority" and service began the following year...
- Los Angeles County MTA, or Metro
- San Diego trolley
The San Diego Trolley is a trolley-style light rail system operating in the metropolitan area of San Diego, California. The operator, San Diego Trolley, Inc. , is a subsidiary of the San Diego Metropolitan Transit System ...
and San Diego County MTS
- Orange County Transportation Authority
Octa may refer to:*Octa, Ohio*Octa of Kent , early king of Kent*Okta, a cloud cover over one eighth of the sky in weather reportsOCTA is an abbreviation or acronym for:* Orange County Transportation Authority...
- OmniTrans
Omnitrans is the largest transit operator within San Bernardino County. The agency was established in 1976 through a Joint Powers Agreement and today includes 15 cities and portions of the unincorporated areas of San Bernardino County. In addition to the southwestern corner of San Bernardino...
(San Bernardino County)
- Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara is a city in Santa Barbara County, California, United States. Situated on an east-west trending section of coastline, the longest such section on the west coast, between the steeply-rising Santa Ynez Mountains and the sea, and having a Mediterranean climate, it is called California's...
MTD
- Gold Coast Transit (Ventura County)
Gold Coast Transit, formerly known as South Coast Area Transit , is a municipal bus operator in western Ventura County, California, serving Ventura, Oxnard, Port Hueneme, Ojai, and the adjoining areas of unincorporated Ventura County....
- NCTD (North San Diego County)
The North County Transit District is the agency responsible for public transportation in North San Diego County, California, United States. The agency operates the "BREEZE" bus service and manages the San Diego Coaster which Lane Fernandes Manages, a commuter rail service between Oceanside and...
- COASTER (Oceanside to San Diego)
The San Diego Coast Express Rail, or Coaster, is a regional rail service that operates in the Central and Northern coastal regions of San Diego County, California, United States. Lane Fernandes is currently the manager of the coaster. The service is operated by TransitAmerica on contract with North...
- The Sprinter (Oceanside to Escondido)
The San Diego Coast Express Rail, or Coaster, is a regional rail service that operates in the Central and Northern coastal regions of San Diego County, California, United States. Lane Fernandes is currently the manager of the coaster. The service is operated by TransitAmerica on contract with North...
- Santa Monica Big Blue Bus
The Big Blue Bus is a municipal bus operator in the Westside region of Los Angeles County, providing both local and bus rapid transit service, in Santa Monica and adjacent neighborhoods of Los Angeles.-History:...
- RTA
The Riverside Transit Agency provides public transportation for Western Riverside County, California, operating more than 230 vehicles on 39 fixed routes, six commuter routes and a Dial-A-Ride service....
(Riverside County)
Metrolink commuter lines
- 91 Line
The 91 Line is a regional rail line operated by Metrolink that runs from downtown Los Angeles to Riverside , paralleling the very busy State Route 91 between Riverside and Santa Fe Springs. It operates on track owned by BNSF Railway. The 91 Line runs 5 days a week with peak hour and limited...
(Union Station - Riverside-Downtown)
- Antelope Valley Line
The Antelope Valley Line is a commuter rail line that serves the Northern Los Angeles County area as part of the Metrolink system. The line is presently more rural in character because it travels through the sparsely populated Soledad Canyon between Santa Clarita and Palmdale, serving the small...
(Union Station - Lancaster)
- Inland Empire-Orange County (IEOC) Line
|}The Metrolink's Inland Empire-Orange County Line is a commuter rail line that operates from San Bernardino through Orange County to Oceanside in Northern San Diego County, California, USA...
(San Bernardino - San Juan Capistrano)
- Orange County Line
The Metrolink Orange County Line is a commuter rail service that runs from Downtown Los Angeles through Orange County to Oceanside in San Diego County, connecting with the Coaster commuter rail to San Diego...
(Union Station - Oceanside)
- Riverside Line
|}Metrolink's Riverside Line is a commuter rail running from Los Angeles Union Station in Downtown Los Angeles to Riverside, California. It offers weekday service in peak commuter hours only, with very little mid-day and reverse-commute service. The Riverside Line, the fourth line to be...
(Union Station - Riverside-Downtown)
- San Bernardino Line
|}The San Bernardino Line is the busiest of Southern California's seven Metrolink lines, running from Downtown Los Angeles eastward through the San Gabriel Valley and into the Inland Empire, terminating in San Bernardino. It is also one of the three initial lines that formed the original Metrolink...
(Union Station - San Bernardino/Riverside-Downtown)
- Ventura County Line
|}Metrolink's Ventura County Line is a commuter rail line serving Ventura County and the San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles County . Service on this line began in 1992 as one of Metrolink's original three lines, with service from Moorpark to Los Angeles Union Station in Downtown Los Angeles. The...
(Union Station - Downtown Oxnard)
Telephone area codes
- 213
North American area code 213 is a California telephone area code which was one of California's original three area codes. The 213 area code was created in October 1947...
- Downtown Los AngelesDowntown Los Angeles is the central business district of Los Angeles, California, United States, located close to the geographic center of the metropolitan area...
- originally covered all of Southern California
- 323
North American area code 323 is a California telephone area code which covers, roughly, the area of central Los Angeles . 323 also includes several gateway cities of the region such as Bell...
- Doughnut-shaped area surrounding downtown, including Hollywood, Mid-WilshireMid-Wilshire is a district in the City of Los Angeles, California. It is part of the Wilshire region.It mostly encompasses the area bounded by La Cienega Boulevard to the west, Melrose Avenue to the north, Hoover Street to the east and the Santa Monica Freeway to the south, although some...
, East Los AngelesEast Los Angeles is the portion of the City of Los Angeles, California that lies east of the Los Angeles River and Downtown Los Angeles, west of the San Gabriel Valley and the unincorporated area of East Los Angeles, California and City Terrace, California, south of Cypress Park, and north of...
- 310
North American telephone area codes 310 and 424 are the California telephone area code which are roughly coterminous with the West Los Angeles and South Bay areas of Los Angeles County, including offshore Catalina Island, located 40 km south of the mainland portion of Los Angeles County. It...
- West Los Angeles* West Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, a neighborhood of Los Angeles* The Westside, a region of Los Angeles County, incorporating the neighborhood above...
, Santa MonicaSanta Monica is a city in western Los Angeles County, California, USA. Situated on Santa Monica Bay, it is surrounded on three sides by the city of Los Angeles — Pacific Palisades on the northwest, Brentwood on the north, West Los Angeles on the northeast, Mar Vista on the east, and Venice on the...
, South BayThe South Bay is a region of the southwest peninsula of Los Angeles County, California, United States. The name stems from its geographic features stretching along the southern shores of Santa Monica Bay which forms its western border.The picture at right uses the broadest definition of the...
, Catalina Island
- 424 - Overlay with 310
- 562
Area code 562 is a California telephone area code that was split from area code 310 on January 25, 1997. It is the area code for much of the Gateway Cities region of southeastern Los Angeles County, California, including Long Beach and surrounding cities such as Cerritos, Lakewood, Pico Rivera,...
- Long BeachLong Beach is a large city located in southern California, USA, on the Pacific coast. It is situated in Los Angeles County, about south of downtown Los Angeles. Long Beach borders Orange County on its southeast edge....
, southeastern Los Angeles County
- 619
North American area code 619 is a California telephone area code which was split from area code 714 on November 5, 1982. This area code currently covers the southern half of the city of San Diego and its eastern and southern suburbs....
- San Diego including downtown, East County and the South BaySouth Bay is a region in southwestern San Diego County, United States. Its boundaries are the San Diego Bay on the west, the United States–Mexico border on the south, National City's Division Street to the north, and the Donovan Correctional Facility to the east.-Included Cities:*San Diego...
- 626
Telephone area code 626 covers most of the San Gabriel Valley and nearby areas in the northeastern portion of Los Angeles County, California, including Arcadia, Monrovia, El Monte, most of Pasadena and West Covina...
- PasadenaPasadena is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States; and is a satellite city of Los Angeles. Famous for hosting the annual Rose Bowl football game and the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena is the home of many leading scientific and cultural institutions, including the...
, San Gabriel ValleyThe San Gabriel Valley is one of the principal valleys of southern California. It lies to the east of the city of Los Angeles, to the north of the Puente Hills, to the south of the San Gabriel Mountains, and west of the Inland Empire. It derives its name from the San Gabriel River that flows...
- 657 - Overlay with 714
- 661
California area code 661 covers the majority of California's Kern County, as well as part of Los Angeles County, Santa Barbara County, and Tulare County...
- BakersfieldBakersfield is a city at the southern end of the San Joaquin Valley in Kern County, California, United States. It is located roughly equidistant between Fresno and Los Angeles, to the north and south respectively...
, Santa ClaritaSanta Clarita is the fourth largest city in Los Angeles County, California, United States and the twenty-sixth largest city in the State of California. The California Department of Finance estimated the city population as of January 1, 2009 at 177,150. Including unincorporated areas of the Santa...
, Antelope ValleyThe Antelope Valley in California, United States is located in northern Los Angeles County and the southeastern portion of Kern County, California and constitutes the western tip of the Mojave Desert...
- 714
North American area codes 657 and 714 are California telephone area codes which encompass northern Orange County, a portion of Los Angeles County, and portions of Chino Hills in San Bernardino County...
- Santa AnaSanta Ana is the county seat and most populous city in Orange County, California, and the 53rd-most populous city in the United States with a 2007 estimated population of 339,555...
, AnaheimAnaheim is a city in Orange County, California. As of January 1, 2009, the city population was about 348,467, making it the 10th most-populated city in California and ranked 54th in the United States. The city anticipates that the population will surpass 400,000 by 2014 due to rapid development...
, northern Orange CountyOrange County is a county in Southern California, United States. Its county seat is Santa Ana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 2,846,293, though a July 2008 estimate placed the population at 3,010,759, making it the second most populous county in California, behind Los Angeles County and...
- 760
Image:Area_code_760.png|right|Map of California area codes in blue with 760 in redrect 65 82 92 100 Area code 916rect 220 242 245 256 Area code 909rect 243 274 265 287 Area code 951rect 136 323 160 338 Area code 858...
- OceansideOceanside is the third-largest city in San Diego County, California, United States. The city has a population of about 179,681. Together with Vista and Carlsbad, it forms a tri-city area. The city is located just south of Camp Pendleton, the busiest military base in the United States. Oceanside has...
, EscondidoEscondido is a city located in California, just north of the city of San Diego. The name means "hidden" in Spanish—it occupies a shallow valley ringed by rocky hills. Founded in 1888, it is one of the oldest cities in San Diego County. The city has an estimated population of 128,819. The city is...
, Palm SpringsPalm Springs is a desert city in Riverside County, California, approximately 111 miles east of Los Angeles and 136 miles northeast of San Diego. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 42,807. Golf, swimming, tennis, horseback riding and hiking in the nearby desert and mountain areas are...
, El CentroEl Centro is the county seat of Imperial County, California, United States and the largest city in the Imperial Valley, the region east of San Diego. It is also the largest U.S. city to lie entirely below sea level . El Centro is Spanish, and means the center...
, VictorvilleVictorville is a city located in the Victor Valley of western San Bernardino County, California, US. According to the U.S. Census Bureau's 2000 census, the city has a total population of 64,029...
, BarstowBarstow is a city in San Bernardino County, California, United States. The population was 21,119 at the 2000 census.Barstow is a major regional transportation center. Several major highways including Interstate 15 and Interstate 40 converge in the city. It is the site of a large rail...
, RidgecrestRidgecrest was incorporated as a city in 1963. It was formerly known as Crumville. It is located in the Indian Wells Valley in northeastern Kern County, California adjacent to the Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake . Ridgecrest is the only incorporated city along US 395 in Kern County. The...
, HesperiaThe City of Hesperia is part of San Bernardino County, California located in the Mojave Desert north of San Bernardino. The locals refer to the surrounding area as the High Desert. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 62,582...
, Apple ValleyThe Town of Apple Valley is located in the Victor Valley of San Bernardino County, in the U.S. state of California. It was incorporated on November 14, 1988, and is one of the twenty-two incorporated municipalities in California that uses "town" in its name instead of "city". As of 2006 the...
, AdelantoAdelanto is a city in San Bernardino County, California about 9 miles northwest of Victorville. The population was 18,130 at the 2000 census...
- 805
Area code 805 is a California telephone area code. Area code 805 includes most or all of the California counties of San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, and Ventura, plus southernmost portions of Monterey County....
- Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara County is a county located on the Pacific coast of the southern portion of the U.S. state of California, just west of Ventura County. As of 2000 the county had a population of 399,347. The estimated total population of Santa Barbara County as of January 2006 was 421,625, according to...
, VenturaVentura County is a county in the southern part of the U.S. state of California . It is located on California's Pacific coast. It is often referred to as the Gold Coast, and has a reputation of being one of the safest populated places and one of the most affluent places in the country...
and San Luis ObispoSan Luis Obispo County is a county located along the Pacific Ocean in the Central Coast of the U.S. state of California, between Los Angeles and the San Francisco Bay Area. As of 2000 its population was 246,681...
Counties
- 818 - San Fernando Valley
The San Fernando Valley is an urbanized valley located in Southern California, United States. More than half of the city of Los Angeles' land area lies within the San Fernando Valley...
, GlendaleGlendale is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. It lies at the eastern end of the San Fernando Valley, is bisected by the Verdugo Mountains, and is a suburb in the Greater Los Angeles Area...
- 858
North American area code 858 is an area code that is located in San Diego County, California. It covers some northern suburbs of San Diego, California and the northern half of the city proper, including the areas of Del Mar, Poway, La Jolla, Pacific Beach, Clairemont and MCAS Miramar...
- Northern San DiegoSan Diego , named after Saint Didacus , is the second-largest city in California and the ninth largest city in the United States, located along the Pacific Ocean on the west coast of the United States. The US Census Bureau estimates the city's population at 1,279,329 as of 2008...
(including La JollaLa Jolla is a wealthy seaside resort community, occupying seven miles of curving coastline along the Pacific Ocean in Southern California. Although within the city limits of San Diego, California, La Jolla retains its own small-town atmosphere and its own civic pride...
) and its suburbs (including Del MarDel Mar is a city in San Diego County, California, United States. The population was 4,389 at the 2000 census. The San Diego County Fair is hosted on the Del Mar Fairgrounds every summer. Del Mar is Spanish for "of the sea" or "by the sea", because it is located near the Pacific Ocean...
and PowayPoway is a wealthy inland city in San Diego County, California, United States. As of the latest 2000 census the city had a population of 48,044. The ZIP code is 92064....
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- 909
North American Area code 909 is a California telephone area code which was split from area code 714 on November 14 ,1992. Western Riverside County was split off from 909 into area code 951 on July 17, 2004...
- Greater San Bernardino Area (Including: DowntownDowntown San Bernardino is the central business district of San Bernardino, California, located close to the geographic center of the metropolitan area. The sprawling, multi-centered city is such that its downtown core is often considered a separate district. It is home to the city and county...
San BernardinoSan Bernardino is a large city located in the Inland Empire Metropolitan Area of Southern California. San Bernardino is also the county seat of San Bernardino County, California, United States. San Bernardino's estimated population, as of 2006, is 205,010. As of 2006, it was the 18th largest city...
, PomonaPomona is the fifth largest city in Los Angeles County, California . As of the 2000 census, the city population was 149,473. In 2005, its population was estimated as 160,815....
, OntarioOntario is a city located in San Bernardino County, California, United States. As of the 2000 Census, the city had a total population of 170,373. It is the home of LA/Ontario International Airport and the Ontario Mills. It is also the former home of the Ontario Motor Speedway...
, and Big BearBig Bear Lake is a city in San Bernardino County, California along the south shore of Big Bear Lake, just 25 miles north east of the city of San Bernardino. The population was 5,438 at the 2000 census...
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- 949
Area code 949 is an area code in California that is contained mostly within the southern areas of Orange County. It also includes a small adjacent area of northwest San Diego County, specifically parts of Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton and San Onofre State Park...
- Southern Orange CountyOrange County is a county in Southern California, United States. Its county seat is Santa Ana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 2,846,293, though a July 2008 estimate placed the population at 3,010,759, making it the second most populous county in California, behind Los Angeles County and...
(IrvineIrvine is an incorporated city in Orange County, California, United States. It is a planned city, mainly developed by the Irvine Company since the 1960s. Formally incorporated on December 28, 1971, the 69.7 square mile city has a population of about 212,793...
, Newport BeachNewport Beach, incorporated in 1906, is a city in Orange County, California, United States south of downtown Santa Ana. As of January 1, 2009, the population was 86,252. The current OMB metropolitan designation for Newport Beach lies within the Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine area...
, Laguna NiguelLaguna Niguel is a city located in southern Orange County, California. The name "Laguna Niguel" is derived from the Spanish word "Laguna" which means lagoon, and the word "Nigueli" which was the name of a Juaneño Indian village that was once located on Aliso Creek. The population was 61,891 at the...
& San Clemente)
- 951
North American area code 951 is a California telephone area code which covers western Riverside County and was split off from the 909 area code in 2004. Until 1992, the area covered by 951 was part of area code 714...
- RiversideRiverside is the largest city in the Inland Empire Metropolitan Area of Southern California, and is approximately 60 miles east of Los Angeles, and 12 miles southwest of San Bernardino. Riverside is the county seat of Riverside County, and is named for its location beside the Santa Ana River...
, TemeculaTemecula is a city in southwestern Riverside County, California, United States with a population of 102,604. It was incorporated on December 1, 1989....
, western Riverside CountyRiverside County is a county located in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of California, stretching from Orange County to the Colorado River, which forms the border with Arizona...
Universities
- California Institute of Technology
The California Institute of Technology is a private research university located in Pasadena, California, United States. The Institute maintains a strong emphasis on the natural sciences and engineering, and operates and manages NASA's neighboring Jet Propulsion Laboratory...
- California Institute of the Arts
The California Institute of the Arts, commonly referred to as CalArts, is located in Valencia, California, in Los Angeles County, California. CalArts is authorized by the state of California to grant Bachelor of Fine Arts and Master of Fine Arts in the visual, performing, and literary arts...
- California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
The California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, commonly known as Cal Poly Pomona, is a public, nationally-ranked, coeducational university, and one of the 23 campuses of the California State University system. The main campus sits on of a suburban district just west of Pomona, California a...
- California State University, Channel Islands
California State University, Channel Islands is a university located in Camarillo, California, in Ventura County. CSUCI opened in 2002 as the twenty-third campus in the California State University system, succeeding the Ventura County branch campus of CSU Northridge.The campus and buildings...
- California State University, Dominguez Hills
California State University, Dominguez Hills is a public university located in the Los Angeles suburb of Carson, California and was founded in 1960. The university is part of the California State University system."To educate is to give vision to the blind, speech to the voiceless, empowerment to...
- California State University, Fullerton
California State University, Fullerton, commonly known as CSUF, CSU Fullerton, or Cal State Fullerton, is currently the second largest California State University campus...
- California State University, Long Beach
California State University, Long Beach is the largest campus of the California State University system and the second largest university in the state of California by enrollment...
- California State University, Los Angeles
California State University, Los Angeles is a public university, part of the California State University system...
- California State University, Northridge
California State University, Northridge is a public university in the San Fernando Valley, within the city limits of Los Angeles, California, USA....
- California State University, San Bernardino
California State University, San Bernardino, also known as Cal State San Bernardino or CSUSB, is a state-funded university in the suburban "University District" in San Bernardino, California, and is part of the 23-campus California State University System. CSUSB was founded in 1965. Enrollment...
- California State University, San Marcos
For a railway station that serves the campus, see Cal State San Marcos .California State University San Marcos is a public, coeducational university and one of the 23 general campuses of the California State University system. located in San Marcos, California, a suburban town in north San Diego...
- Chapman University
Chapman University is a private, nonprofit university located in the city of Orange in Orange County, California, USA.- History and background :...
- La Sierra University
Founded in 1922, La Sierra University, formerly known as La Sierra College, is a private, co-educational Christian university located in inland Southern California in the city of Riverside, California...
- Loma Linda University
Founded in 1905, Loma Linda University is a private, Christian, coeducational, health sciences university located in Southern California east of Los Angeles close to San Bernardino. LLU is part of the Seventh-day Adventist Church's system of higher education. Eight schools and the Faculty of...
- Loyola Marymount University
Loyola Marymount University is a comprehensive co-educational private Roman Catholic Jesuit university in Los Angeles, California, United States. The University is one of 28 member institutions of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities and one of five Marymount institutions of higher...
, Los Angeles
- Pepperdine University
Pepperdine University is an independent, private, medium-sized university affiliated with the Churches of Christ. Seaver College, the School of Law, the Graduate School of Education and Psychology, the Graziadio School of Business and Management, and the School of Public Policy are located on the...
- Point Loma Nazarene College
- San Diego State University
For a railway station that serves the campus, see SDSU Transit Center.San Diego State University , founded in 1897 as San Diego Normal School, is the largest and oldest higher education facility in the greater San Diego area , and is part of the California State University system...
- University of California at Irvine
- University of California at Los Angeles
- University of California at Riverside
- University of California at San Diego
- University of California at Santa Barbara
- University of La Verne
The University of La Verne is a private, doctoral research university in La Verne, California , founded in 1891...
- University of Redlands
The University of Redlands is a private liberal arts and sciences university located in Redlands, California. The university's campus sits on 160 acres near downtown Redlands. The university was founded in 1907 and was associated with the American Baptist Church. The land for the university was...
- University of San Diego
The University of San Diego is a Roman Catholic university in San Diego, California. USD offers more than sixty bachelor's, master’s, and doctoral programs...
- University of Southern California
The University of Southern California is a private, nonsectarian, research university located in the University Park neighborhood in Los Angeles, California, USA...
Colleges
- Chaffey College
Chaffey College is a public community college in the San Bernardino County city of Rancho Cucamonga, California, in the northern part of the community of Alta Loma. Chaffey provides students with different classes and programs, including business, science, the arts, history, philosophy,...
- Claremont Colleges
The Claremont Colleges are a consortium of five undergraduate and two graduate schools of higher education located in Claremont, California, United States. Unlike most other collegiate consortia, such as the Five Colleges Consortium in Massachusetts and the Tri-College Consortium in Pennsylvania,...
- Claremont McKenna College
Claremont McKenna College is a private, coeducational, liberal arts college and a member of the Claremont Colleges located in Claremont, California. The campus is located east of Downtown Los Angeles. CMC was founded in 1946 as Claremont Men's College and emphasizes programs in government,...
- Harvey Mudd College
Harvey Mudd College is a private residential liberal arts college of science, engineering, and mathematics, located in Claremont, California. It is one of the institutions of the contiguous Claremont Colleges....
- Pitzer College
Pitzer College is a private residential liberal arts college located in Claremont, California, a college town approximately east of downtown Los Angeles. Pitzer College is one of seven institutions of higher learning known as The Claremont Colleges and coordinated through the Claremont University...
- Pomona College
Pomona College is a private residential liberal arts college located in Claremont, California. It has ranked in the top ten of liberal arts colleges nationally according to the U.S. News and World Report rankings since their inception...
- Scripps College
Scripps College is a liberal arts women's college in Claremont, California, United States. It is a member of the Claremont Colleges.-History:...
- Crafton Hills College
Located in the city of Yucaipa, east of San Bernardino, Crafton Hills College serves more than 5,000 students each semester.Mission Statement-...
- Mount San Jacinto College
Mt. San Jacinto College is a community college in Riverside County, California, United States. MSJC consists of two main campuses; one located in San Jacinto and one in Menifee . A smaller facility is located in Temecula...
- Occidental College
Occidental College is a small, private, coeducational liberal arts college located in Los Angeles, California. Founded in 1887, Occidental College, or "Oxy" as it is called by students and alumni, is one of the oldest liberal arts colleges on the West Coast...
- Riverside Community College
Located at 4800 Magnolia in the city of Riverside, California, Riverside's Junior College, as it was known back then, opened their first campus in 1916 at the same site location as the Riverside Polytechnic High School. The high school and the college had their own buildings at the same address...
- San Bernardino Valley College
San Bernardino Valley College is a community college located in San Bernardino, California. It is fully accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. The two-year college has an enrollment of approximately 25,000 students and covers 82 acres...
Law Schools
- California Western School of Law
Founded in 1924, California Western School of Law is a private, non-profit law school located in San Diego, California. The school was accredited by the American Bar Association in 1962 and became a member of the Association of American Law Schools in 1967. It is the oldest law school in San Diego...
- Chapman University School of Law
Chapman University School of Law, commonly referred to as Chapman Law, is a private, non-profit law school located in Orange, California. The school offers the Juris Doctor degree , combined programs offering a JD/MBA and JD/MFA in Film & Television Producing, and five LL.M...
- Loyola Law School
Loyola Law School is the law school of Loyola Marymount University, a private Jesuit school in Los Angeles, California. Loyola was established in 1920. Like Loyola University Chicago School of Law and Loyola University New Orleans College of Law , it is named in honor of St. Ignatius of Loyola,...
- Pepperdine University School of Law
The Pepperdine University School of Law is a law school in Malibu, California, located on the campus of Pepperdine University. The school offers a Juris Doctor , Masters of Law in dispute resolution, and joint degrees with J.D./M.B.A., J.D./M.Div., J.D./M.P.P., and J.D./Master of Dispute...
- Southern California Institute of Law
Southern California Institute of Law is private law school with campuses in Santa Barbara and Ventura, California. The two locations are operated together with the same Deanand president. The Ventura and Santa Barbara campuses were founded in 1986 when Dr...
- Southwestern Law School
- Taft Law School
The Taft Law School is a distance education, online-based school of law based with a mailing address in Santa Ana, California. It is part of William Howard Taft University, which was previously approved by World Association of Universities and Colleges, a non-recognized association operated by...
- Thomas Jefferson School of Law
The Thomas Jefferson School of Law, commonly referred to as TJSL, is a private, non-profit law school in San Diego, California offering Juris Doctor and Master of Law degree programs....
- University of California, Irvine School of Law
The University of California, Irvine School of Law is the law school at the University of California, Irvine. When its first class enters in Fall 2009, it will be the fifth law school in the UC system and the first public law school to open in California in 40 years...
- University of California, Los Angeles - School of Law
The UCLA School of Law is the law school of the University of California, Los Angeles. It is generally regarded as the top law school in Southern California. It is the youngest of the top-tier U.S. law schools.- History :...
- University of La Verne College of Law
The University of La Verne College of Law is a private law school in Ontario, California. Founded in 1970, it is part of the University of La Verne and currently is the only ABA accredited law school in the Inland Empire.-Degrees Offered:...
- University of Southern California Law School
The University of Southern California Law School , located in Los Angeles, California, is a graduate school within the University of Southern California. The oldest law school in the Southwestern United States, USC Law had its beginnings in 1896, and was officially established as a school of the...
- University of West Los Angeles
The University of West Los Angeles is a private, non-profit School of Law with two campuses in the Los Angeles metropolitan area in Inglewood and Chatsworth, California...
- University of San Diego School of Law
- Ventura College of Law
- Whittier Law School
Whittier Law School has been the law school of Whittier College since 1975. Located on a satellite campus in Costa Mesa, California, Whittier Law School received accreditation from the American Bar Association in 1978, and has been a member of the Association of American Law Schools since 1987. ...
Medical Schools
- UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine
- USC Keck School of Medicine
- UCI School of Medicine
- UCSD School of Medicine
- Loma Linda School of Medicine
Loma Linda University School of Medicine is the medical school division of Loma Linda University and is located in Loma Linda, California....
- Western University of Health Sciences
Western University of Health Sciences is a non-profit, private, graduate school for the health professions. The university campus includes nine major buildings located on in downtown Pomona, California....
Graphic Design Schools
- The Art Institute of California - Inland Empire
- The Art Institute of California - Hollywood
- The Art Institute of California - San Diego
- LA College International
- Westwood College
Beauty Schools
- Everest College
Everest College is a system of for profit colleges in the United States and the Canadian province of Ontario. The schools are owned and operated by Corinthian Colleges, Inc. which also owns Everest University and Everest Institute. They offer education programs in fields such as accounting,...
- Anaheim
- Everest College - West Los Angeles
- Charter College - Canyon Country
- Charter College - Long Beach
- Lancaster Beauty School
- Marinello Schools of Beauty
Marinello Schools of Beauty was found in 1905 by Mrs. Ruth Maurer. The schools were named after Giovanni Marinello, the founder of Modern Cosmetology. The chain consists of over 35 locations offering training in Cosmetology, Skin Care, Hair Design, Esthetics, Massage Therapy, Spa Technology,...
- Los Angeles (Downtown)
- SBB College - Palm Desert
Dental Schools
- Loma Linda University
Founded in 1905, Loma Linda University is a private, Christian, coeducational, health sciences university located in Southern California east of Los Angeles close to San Bernardino. LLU is part of the Seventh-day Adventist Church's system of higher education. Eight schools and the Faculty of...
- University of California, Los Angeles School of Dentistry
- University of Southern California School of Dentistry
The University of Southern California School of Dentistry was established in 1897 and graduated its first class of 11 students in 1900.-References:...
- Western University
Western University is a private university located in Baku, Azerbaijan. Founded in 1991 by Husein Baghirov, it has six schools, 25 majors, 180 faculty and approximately 1000 students. The university took its name because it is modeled after Western universities in style of instruction and...
Art Schools
- Art Center College of Design Incorporated
- Chapman University, Dodge College of Film and Media Arts
- Los Angeles Music & Art School
- Musicians Institute
Musicians Institute is a music college located in Hollywood, California. The school covers all aspects of contemporary music with a focus on performance...
- Otis College of Art & Design
- The Los Angeles Film School
- Santa Monica College
Santa Monica College is a two-year public community college located in Santa Monica, California.Santa Monica College was first opened in 1929 as Santa Monica Junior College. Current enrollment is over 30,000 students in more than 90 fields of study...
- UCLA The School of the Arts and Architecture, School of Theatre
Theatre is a branch of the performing arts. While any performance may be considered theatre, as a performing art, it focuses almost exclusively on live performers creating a self contained drama. A performance qualifies as dramatic by creating a representational illusion...
, FilmFilm encompasses individual motion pictures, the field of film as an art form, and the motion picture industry. Films are produced by recording images from the world with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects....
and TelevisionTelevision is a widely used telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images, either monochromatic or color, usually accompanied by sound. "Television" may also refer specifically to a television set, television programming or television transmission...
- USC
-Education:* United Services College * University of the Sacred Heart or Universidad del Sagrado Corazón * University of San Carlos...
School of Architecture, School of Music & Theatre
- UC Irvine School of Fine Arts
- UC San Diego
- University of California, Riverside
The University of California, Riverside, commonly known as UCR or UC Riverside, is a public research university and one of the ten general campuses of the University of California system. The main campus sits on in a suburban district of , United States, with a branch campus of in Palm Desert...
- Loma Linda University
Founded in 1905, Loma Linda University is a private, Christian, coeducational, health sciences university located in Southern California east of Los Angeles close to San Bernardino. LLU is part of the Seventh-day Adventist Church's system of higher education. Eight schools and the Faculty of...
- Loma Linda University Medical Center
Loma Linda University Medical Center is a teaching hospital on the campus of Loma Linda University in Loma Linda, California, United States. LLUMC is home to the Venom E.R, which specializes in snake bites. The medical center serves as a level I trauma center for San Bernardino County and the rest...
- La Sierra University
Founded in 1922, La Sierra University, formerly known as La Sierra College, is a private, co-educational Christian university located in inland Southern California in the city of Riverside, California...
Sports teams
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| Los Angeles Avengers The Los Angeles Avengers were an Arena Football League team based in Los Angeles, California from 2000 through 2008. They folded on April 19, 2009.-History:...
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Arena football Indoor football is a variation of American football with rules modified to make it suitable for play within indoor arenas.-Early history:The first documented indoor football games were those played at Madison Square Garden in 1902 and 1903 known as the "World Series of Pro Football." They were the...
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Arena Football LeagueThe Arena Football League was founded in 1987 as an indoor American football by Jim Foster. It was played indoors on a smaller field than American football, resulting in a faster-paced and higher-scoring game...
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Staples CenterStaples Center is a multi-purpose sports arena in Downtown Los Angeles, California, United States. Adjacent to the L.A. Live development, it is located next to the Los Angeles Convention Center complex. It is suitable for large indoor events, including basketball, ice hockey, arena football and...
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Los Angeles Angels of AnaheimThe Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim are a professional baseball team based in Anaheim, California. The Angels are a member of the Western Division of Major League Baseball's American League. The Angels have been based in Angel Stadium of Anaheim since 1966...
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BaseballBaseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The goal is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot square, or diamond...
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American League The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the American League , is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in the United States and Canada. It developed from the Western League, a minor league based in the Great Lakes states, that eventually aspired to major league...
(Major League BaseballMajor League Baseball is the highest level of play in North American professional baseball. Specifically, Major League Baseball refers to the organization that operates the National League and the American League, by means of a joint organizational structure that has developed gradually between...
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Angel Stadium of AnaheimAngel Stadium of Anaheim is a modern-style ballpark located in Anaheim, California. It is the home ballpark to Major League Baseball's Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim of the American League, and was previously home to the NFL's Los Angeles Rams...
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Los Angeles DodgersThe Los Angeles Dodgers are a Major League Baseball team based in Los Angeles, California, USA. The team is in the Western Division of the National League. Established in 1883, the team originated in Brooklyn, New York, where it was known by a number of nicknames before becoming the Brooklyn...
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National League The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the National League , is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball, and the world's oldest extant professional team sports league...
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Dodger StadiumDodger Stadium is a stadium in Los Angeles, California, United States. Located adjacent to Downtown Los Angeles, Dodger Stadium has been the home ballpark of Major League Baseball's Los Angeles Dodgers team since 1962. Dodger Stadium was constructed from 1959 to 1962 at a cost of $23 million paid...
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| San Diego Padres The San Diego Padres are a Major League Baseball team based in San Diego, California. They play in the National League Western Division. Founded in 1969, the Padres have won the National League Pennant twice, in 1984 and 1998, losing in the World Series both times.The Padres are one of four teams...
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PETCO ParkPetco Park is an open-air ballpark in downtown San Diego, California, USA. It opened in 2004, replacing Qualcomm Stadium as the home park of Major League Baseball's San Diego Padres. Before then, the Padres shared Qualcomm Stadium with the NFL's San Diego Chargers...
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Los Angeles ClippersThe Los Angeles Clippers are a professional basketball team based in Los Angeles, California. They play in the National Basketball Association and are members of the NBA Western Conference's Pacific Division. The club's home games are played at the Staples Center, which they share with the Los...
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BasketballBasketball is a team sport in which two teams of 5 players try to score points against one another by placing a ball through a 10 foot high hoop under organized rules...
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National Basketball AssociationThe National Basketball Association is a professional basketball league, composed of thirty teams in North America . It is an active member of USA Basketball , which is recognized by the International Basketball Federation as the National Governing Body for basketball in the United States...
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Staples CenterStaples Center is a multi-purpose sports arena in Downtown Los Angeles, California, United States. Adjacent to the L.A. Live development, it is located next to the Los Angeles Convention Center complex. It is suitable for large indoor events, including basketball, ice hockey, arena football and...
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Los Angeles LakersThe Los Angeles Lakers are a National Basketball Association team based in Los Angeles, California. The Lakers play their home games at Staples Center, which they share with their fellow NBA rival, the Los Angeles Clippers, and their sister team, the Los Angeles Sparks of the WNBA...
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San Diego ChargersThe San Diego Chargers are an American Professional Football team based in San Diego, California. They are currently members of the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . The club began play in 1960 as a charter member of the American Football League...
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FootballAmerican football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, and often as Gridiron or Tackle football outside North America, is a competitive team sport known for combining strategy with physical play. The objective of the game is to score points by advancing the ball into the...
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National Football LeagueThe National Football League is the largest professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing its name to the National Football League in 1922. The league currently consists of...
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Qualcomm StadiumQualcomm Stadium , formerly known as San Diego Stadium and Jack Murphy Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium in San Diego, California. It is the current home of the San Diego Chargers of the National Football League and of the San Diego State University Aztecs college football team...
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Anaheim DucksThe Anaheim Ducks are a professional ice hockey team based in Anaheim, California, USA. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...
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Ice hockeyIce Hockey is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use sticks to direct a puck into the opposing team's goal. It is a fast-paced and physical sport...
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National Hockey LeagueThe National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league as a joint venture for its self perpetuating membership of 30 franchised member clubs located in the United States and Canada...
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Los Angeles KingsThe Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles, California. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...
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Staples CenterStaples Center is a multi-purpose sports arena in Downtown Los Angeles, California, United States. Adjacent to the L.A. Live development, it is located next to the Los Angeles Convention Center complex. It is suitable for large indoor events, including basketball, ice hockey, arena football and...
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SoccerAssociation football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of eleven players using a spherical ball...
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Major League Soccer Major League Soccer is a professional soccer league based in the United States and sanctioned by United States Soccer Federation . The league comprises 15 teams, 14 in the U.S. and one in Canada...
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The Home Depot Center The Home Depot Center is a multi-purpose stadium located on the campus of California State University, Dominguez Hills in Carson, California. It is located approximately 13 miles south of Downtown Los Angeles. Its title sponsor is hardware retailer The Home Depot...
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Los Angeles GalaxyLos Angeles Galaxy is an American, professional soccer club based in the Los Angeles suburb of Carson, California. The club is a member of Major League Soccer . It is one of the ten charter franchises of MLS and is the league's second most-decorated club, after D.C. United...
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See also
- Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
The Los Angeles Metropolitan Area, also known as Metro LA, is the second-largest metropolitan area in the United States, trailing only the New York Metropolitan Area. It consists of two counties, Los Angeles County and Orange County...
- Greater San Bernardino
- History of the west coast of North America
The human history of the west coast of North America is believed to stretch back to the arrival of the earliest people over the Bering Strait, or alternately along a now-submerged coastal plain, through the development of significant pre-Columbian cultures and population densities, to the arrival...
- Northern California
Northern California is the northern portion of the U.S. state of California. The region contains the San Francisco Bay Area, San Jose , Sacramento , as well as the substantial natural beauty of the redwood forests, the northern California coast, the Big Sur coastline area, the Sierra Nevada...
- Central Valley (California)
- Central Coast of California
The Central Coast is an area of California, United States, roughly spanning the area between the Monterey Bay and Point Conception. It extends through Santa Cruz County, San Benito County, Monterey County, San Luis Obispo County, and Santa Barbara County...
- San Angeles
San Angeles is a fictional futuristic concept of Southern California, United States, typically configured by commentators and films producers to include the areas of Los Angeles to San Diego and sometimes even San Bernardino to Riverside...
- San Diego-Tijuana Metropolitan Area
- San Bernardino-Riverside Metropolitan Area
The Inland Empire is a large metropolitan area located in Southeastern California, consisting of two counties, Riverside and San Bernardino counties. With a population of over 4 million people, it is the second largest metropolitan area in Southern California, third in California, 14th largest in...
- Greater Los Angeles
- Bajalta California
Bajalta California is the urban complex straddling the Mexico – United States border at the Pacific Ocean. It consists of Southern California and the Baja California cities of Tijuana and Mexicali...
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