Southwest California Cities

183 cities

City
Rank
County
2025 Pop. ↓
San Diego1San Diego County1,409,359
Anaheim2Orange County344,035
Irvine3Orange County321,241
Santa Ana4Orange County317,423
Chula Vista5San Diego County279,230
Oxnard6Ventura County200,293
Huntington Beach7Orange County191,833
Garden Grove8Orange County172,484
Oceanside9San Diego County170,158
Escondido10San Diego County148,297
Fullerton11Orange County139,218
Orange12Orange County137,556
Simi Valley13Ventura County125,635
Thousand Oaks14Ventura County123,582
Carlsbad15San Diego County113,236
Santa Maria16Santa Barbara County111,737
San Buenaventura (Ventura)17Ventura County109,630
Costa Mesa18Orange County108,401
El Cajon19San Diego County102,592
Vista20San Diego County99,444
San Marcos21San Diego County97,040
Mission Viejo22Orange County91,135
Westminster23Orange County89,227
Lake Forest24Orange County87,467
Santa Barbara25Santa Barbara County86,921
Newport Beach26Orange County82,421
Buena Park27Orange County82,296
Tustin28Orange County78,607
Camarillo29Ventura County69,671
Yorba Linda30Orange County66,053
Laguna Niguel31Orange County64,096
San Clemente32Orange County62,229
La Habra33Orange County60,986
Encinitas34San Diego County60,921
La Mesa35San Diego County60,685
Santee36San Diego County58,915
National City37San Diego County57,706
Fountain Valley38Orange County55,802
Placentia39Orange County53,577
San Luis Obispo40San Luis Obispo County50,363
Aliso Viejo41Orange County50,052
Poway42San Diego County49,597
Cypress43Orange County49,094
Brea44Orange County47,994
Rancho Santa Margarita45Orange County45,974
Lompoc46Santa Barbara County43,444
Stanton47Orange County41,964
La Presa48San Diego County37,054
San Juan Capistrano49Orange County35,546
Moorpark50Ventura County35,464
Eastern Goleta Valley51Santa Barbara County33,936
Temescal Valley52Orange County32,954
Spring Valley53San Diego County32,832
Fallbrook54San Diego County32,764
Goleta55Santa Barbara County32,573
Dana Point56Orange County32,464
Santa Paula57Ventura County32,037
Orcutt58Santa Barbara County31,650
El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles)59San Luis Obispo County31,587
Laguna Hills60Orange County30,145
Atascadero61San Luis Obispo County29,742
Lemon Grove62San Diego County27,895
North Tustin63Orange County26,210
Imperial Beach64San Diego County25,434
Seal Beach65Orange County24,228
Ladera Ranch66Orange County23,706
Ramona67San Diego County23,219
Laguna Beach68Orange County22,453
Rancho San Diego69San Diego County22,426
Winter Gardens70San Diego County22,214
Lakeside71San Diego County21,963
Port Hueneme72Ventura County21,171
Casa de Oro-Mount Helix73San Diego County19,788
Arroyo Grande74San Luis Obispo County18,202
Coronado75San Diego County17,493
Fillmore76Ventura County17,394
Nipomo77San Luis Obispo County17,351
Laguna Woods78Orange County16,919
Bostonia79San Diego County16,724
Camp Pendleton South80San Diego County15,687
Alpine81San Diego County15,660
Coto de Caza82Orange County15,439
Los Osos83San Luis Obispo County15,167
La Palma84Orange County14,974
Oak Park85Ventura County13,632
Bonita86San Diego County13,459
University of California-Santa Barbara87Santa Barbara County13,424
Rancho Mission Viejo88Orange County13,102
Solana Beach89San Diego County12,853
Carpinteria90Santa Barbara County12,784
Grover Beach91San Luis Obispo County12,500
Isla Vista92Santa Barbara County12,274
Rossmoor93Orange County12,149
Los Alamitos94Orange County11,863
Lakeland Village95Orange County11,594
Camp Pendleton Mainside96San Diego County11,309
Morro Bay97San Luis Obispo County10,548
Valley Center98San Diego County10,461
San Diego Country Estates99San Diego County10,147
Guadalupe100Santa Barbara County8,862
Montecito101Santa Barbara County8,801
Templeton102San Luis Obispo County8,752
California Polytechnic State University103San Luis Obispo County8,687
Midway City104Orange County8,034
Pismo Beach105San Luis Obispo County7,964
Ojai106Ventura County7,544
Mira Monte107Ventura County7,370
Oceano108San Luis Obispo County7,069
Vandenberg Village109Santa Barbara County6,839
Jamul110San Diego County6,687
Oak View111Ventura County6,279
El Rio112Ventura County6,211
Eucalyptus Hills113San Diego County6,078
Cambria114San Luis Obispo County6,039
Las Flores115Orange County6,013
Solvang116Santa Barbara County5,957
Villa Park117Orange County5,664
Lake San Marcos118San Diego County5,082
Buellton119Santa Barbara County4,988
Santa Ynez120Santa Barbara County4,772
Bonsall121San Diego County4,358
Harbison Canyon122San Diego County4,307
San Miguel123San Luis Obispo County4,083
Meiners Oaks124Ventura County4,014
Granite Hills125San Diego County3,995
Hidden Meadows126San Diego County3,963
Del Mar127San Diego County3,891
Vandenberg AFB128Santa Barbara County3,742
Crest129San Diego County3,102
San Miguel130San Luis Obispo County3,051
Callender131San Luis Obispo County2,995
Channel Islands Beach132Ventura County2,910
Campo133San Diego County2,747
Fairbanks Ranch134San Diego County2,740
Borrego Springs135San Diego County2,681
Santa Rosa Valley136Ventura County2,628
Casa Conejo137Ventura County2,546
Cayucos138San Luis Obispo County2,505
Rancho Santa Fe139San Diego County2,490
Harmony Grove140San Diego County2,358
Piru141Ventura County2,317
Mission Canyon142Santa Barbara County2,283
Woodlands143San Luis Obispo County2,225
Toro Canyon144Santa Barbara County1,771
Descanso145San Diego County1,708
Pine Valley146San Diego County1,667
Trabuco Canyon147Orange County1,590
Saticoy148Ventura County1,530
Los Ranchos149San Luis Obispo County1,528
Julian150San Diego County1,489
Somis151Ventura County1,454
Avila Beach152San Luis Obispo County1,325
Warm Springs153Orange County1,321
Summerland154Santa Barbara County1,217
Blacklake155San Luis Obispo County1,152
Pala156San Diego County1,066
Silverado157Orange County1,027
Shandon158San Luis Obispo County1,003
Santa Susana159Ventura County975
Jacumba160San Diego County929
Los Olivos161Santa Barbara County909
Ballard162Santa Barbara County847
Lakeside163San Diego County847
Modjeska164Orange County803
Spring Valley165San Diego County764
Los Alamos166Santa Barbara County732
Elfin Forest167San Diego County653
Santa Margarita168San Luis Obispo County574
New Cuyama169Santa Barbara County546
Boulevard170San Diego County531
Del Dios171San Diego County412
Edna172San Luis Obispo County406
Potrero173San Diego County387
San Simeon174San Luis Obispo County276
Garden Farms175San Luis Obispo County227
Sisquoc176San Luis Obispo County183
Mount Laguna177San Diego County142
Los Berros178San Luis Obispo County100
Casmalia179Santa Barbara County81
Whitley Gardens180San Luis Obispo County73
Williams Canyon181Orange County62
Garey182San Luis Obispo County44
Cuyama183San Luis Obispo County31

About Southwest California

San Diego County, Orange County, Ventura County, Santa Barbara County, and San Luis Obispo County are the counties generally considered part of Southwest California.

Sources

  1. City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2024