List of municipalities in California

There are 480 incorporated cities and towns in California, of which 458 are cities and 22 are towns. Under California law (see, e.g., Government Code Sections 34500-34504) the terms "city" and "town" are explicitly interchangeable; the name of an incorporated municipality in the state can either be "City of (Name)" or "Town of (Name)." The term "township" is obsolete, and the terms "village" and "borough" have never been used.

Only presently existing municipalities are listed. Many previously existing municipalities ceased to be separately incorporated upon their consolidation by another municipality; for instance, Willow Glen in 1936 and Alviso in 1968 were annexed by San Jose. Cabazon is the only California city, to date, to unincorporate in 1975, after 20 previous years and a weak economy.

They are arranged in alphabetical order, with the towns marked '*'.

References

• cacities.org list of 478 cities with population, updated October 3 As of 2003^[update].
• cacities.org list of cities' incorporation dates

See also

• List of cities in California (by population)
• List of cities, places, and neighborhoods in California
• List of cities and municipalities in the San Francisco Bay Area