This is a list of the 26 largest incorporated cities in the State of California ranked by land area.
If ranked by total area, a number of coastal cities would appear disproportionately larger. For instance,San Francisco's 46.9 square miles (121 km2) of land area would make it 30th on this list. Sorted by total area, San Francisco would be third, as water makes up nearly 80% of its total area of 231.9 square miles (601 km2).
Note: These are the actual incorporated areas of the listed cities, as opposed to metropolitan areas,urban areas, or counties, and will therefore differ from other available listings.
| Rank | City | Land area | Water area | Total area | Population (2010) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Angeles | 468.7 sq mi (1,214 km2) | 34.0 sq mi (88 km2) | 502.7 sq mi (1,302 km2) | 3,792,621 |
| 2 | San Diego | 325.2 sq mi (842 km2) | 47.2 sq mi (122 km2) | 372.4 sq mi (965 km2) | 1,301,617 |
| 3 | California City | 203.5 sq mi (527 km2) | 0.1 sq mi (0.26 km2) | 203.6 sq mi (527 km2) | 14,120 |
| 4 | San Jose | 176.5 sq mi (457 km2) | 3.4 sq mi (8.8 km2) | 179.9 sq mi (466 km2) | 958,789 |
| 5 | Bakersfield | 142.2 sq mi (368 km2) | 1.4 sq mi (3.6 km2) | 143.6 sq mi (372 km2) | 347,483 |
| 6 | Fresno | 111.9 sq mi (290 km2) | 0.4 sq mi (1.0 km2) | 112.3 sq mi (291 km2) | 510,365 |
| 7 | Palmdale | 106.0 sq mi (275 km2) | 0.2 sq mi (0.52 km2) | 106.2 sq mi (275 km2) | 152,750 |
| 8 | Sacramento | 97.9 sq mi (254 km2) | 2.2 sq mi (5.7 km2) | 100.1 sq mi (259 km2) | 466,488 |
| 9 | Lancaster | 94.3 sq mi (244 km2) | 0.2 sq mi (0.52 km2) | 94.5 sq mi (245 km2) | 156,633 |
| 10 | Palm Springs | 94.1 sq mi (244 km2) | 0.9 sq mi (2.3 km2) | 95.0 sq mi (246 km2) | 44,552 |
| 11 | Riverside | 81.1 sq mi (210 km2) | 0.3 sq mi (0.78 km2) | 81.4 sq mi (211 km2) | 303,871 |
| 12 | Eureka | 78.2 sq mi (200 km) | 25.0 sq mi (25.5km) | 80.2 sq mi (209 km) | 55,989 |
| 13 | Fremont | 77.5 sq mi (201 km2) | 10.1 sq mi (26 km2) | 87.6 sq mi (227 km2) | 214,089 |
| 14 | Apple Valley | 73.2 sq mi (190 km2) | 0.3 sq mi (0.78 km2) | 73.5 sq mi (190 km2) | 69,135 |
| 15 | Victorville | 73.2 sq mi (190 km2) | 0.5 sq mi (1.3 km2) | 73.7 sq mi (191 km2) | 115,903 |
| 16 | Hesperia | 73.1 sq mi (189 km2) | 0.1 sq mi (0.26 km2) | 73.2 sq mi (190 km2) | 90,173 |
| 17 | Irvine | 66.1 sq mi (171 km2) | 0.3 sq mi (0.78 km2) | 66.4 sq mi (172 km2) | 212,375 |
| 18 | Stockton | 61.7 sq mi (160 km2) | 3.1 sq mi (8.0 km2) | 64.8 sq mi (168 km2) | 291,707 |
| 19 | Redding | 59.6 sq mi (154 km2) | 1.5 sq mi (3.9 km2) | 61.1 sq mi (158 km2) | 89,861 |
| 20 | San Bernardino | 59.2 sq mi (153 km2) | 0.4 sq mi (1.0 km2) | 59.6 sq mi (154 km2) | 209,924 |
| 21 | Twentynine Palms | 59.1 sq mi (153 km2) | 0.0 sq mi (0 km2) | 59.1 sq mi (153 km2) | 25,048 |
| 22 | Adelanto | 56.0 sq mi (145 km2) | 0.0 sq mi (0 km2) | 56.0 sq mi (145 km2) | 31,765 |
| 23 | Oakland | 55.8 sq mi (145 km2) | 22.2 sq mi (57 km2) | 78.0 sq mi (202 km2) | 390,724 |
| 24 | Thousand Oaks | 55.0 sq mi (142 km2) | 0.1 sq mi (0.26 km2) | 55.1 sq mi (143 km2) | 126,833 |
| 25 | Santa Clarita | 52.7 sq mi (136 km2) | 0.1 sq mi (0.26 km2) | 52.8 sq mi (137 km2) | 177,641 |
| 26 | Moreno Valley | 51.3 sq mi (133 km2) | 0.2 sq mi (0.52 km2) | 51.5 sq mi (133 km2) | 186,365 |
| 27 | San Francisco | 46.9 sq mi (130 km) | 80.2 sq mi (80.2 km) | 231.9 sq mi (550 km) | 812,826 |