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Southwest California Cities
There are 74 cities in California in the Southwest region.
74 Rows
City
Rank
County
2024 Pop.
Salinas
1
Monterey County
158,211
Santa Maria
2
San Luis Obispo County
110,055
San Luis Obispo
3
San Luis Obispo County
49,928
Lompoc
4
Santa Barbara County
42,592
Orcutt
5
San Luis Obispo County
31,509
El Paso Robles (Paso Robles)
6
San Luis Obispo County
31,017
Seaside
7
Monterey County
30,977
Atascadero
8
San Luis Obispo County
29,685
Monterey
9
Monterey County
28,784
Soledad
10
Monterey County
23,701
Marina
11
Monterey County
23,015
Greenfield
12
Monterey County
21,195
Nipomo
13
San Luis Obispo County
18,225
Arroyo Grande
14
San Luis Obispo County
18,178
Coalinga
15
Fresno County
17,284
Los Osos
16
San Luis Obispo County
15,731
Pacific Grove
17
Monterey County
14,647
Avenal
18
Kings County
14,281
King City
19
Monterey County
14,105
Grover Beach
20
San Luis Obispo County
12,495
Morro Bay
21
San Luis Obispo County
10,531
Templeton
22
San Luis Obispo County
8,771
Guadalupe
23
San Luis Obispo County
8,756
Gonzales
24
Monterey County
8,223
California Polytechnic State University
25
San Luis Obispo County
8,147
Pismo Beach
26
San Luis Obispo County
7,909
Oceano
27
San Luis Obispo County
7,287
Vandenberg Village
28
Santa Barbara County
6,736
Huron
29
Fresno County
6,367
Solvang
30
Santa Barbara County
5,922
Cambria
31
San Luis Obispo County
5,790
Buellton
32
Santa Barbara County
4,933
Santa Ynez
33
Santa Barbara County
4,766
Carmel Valley Village
34
Monterey County
4,681
Vandenberg AFB
35
Santa Barbara County
3,738
San Joaquin
36
Fresno County
3,655
Mission Hills
37
Santa Barbara County
3,438
Lake Nacimiento
38
Monterey County
3,337
Del Monte Forest
39
Monterey County
3,233
Carmel-by-the-Sea
40
Monterey County
3,069
San Miguel
41
Monterey County
2,826
Callender
42
San Luis Obispo County
2,641
Cayucos
43
San Luis Obispo County
2,322
Woodlands
44
San Luis Obispo County
2,149
Pine Canyon
45
Monterey County
2,137
Avila Beach
46
San Luis Obispo County
1,594
Los Ranchos
47
San Luis Obispo County
1,587
Del Rey Oaks
48
Monterey County
1,536
Fort Hunter Liggett
49
Monterey County
1,020
Los Olivos
50
Santa Barbara County
1,001
Shandon
51
Kern County
987
Chualar
52
Monterey County
920
Blacklake
53
San Luis Obispo County
806
Tranquillity
54
Fresno County
784
Ballard
55
Santa Barbara County
763
Los Alamos
56
Santa Barbara County
658
San Ardo
57
Monterey County
642
Santa Margarita
58
San Luis Obispo County
604
Cantua Creek
59
Fresno County
531
San Lucas
60
Monterey County
395
Edna
61
San Luis Obispo County
382
Garden Farms
62
San Luis Obispo County
367
Sand City
63
Monterey County
329
San Simeon
64
San Luis Obispo County
281
Westside
65
Fresno County
223
Lockwood
66
Monterey County
211
Three Rocks
67
Fresno County
170
Sisquoc
68
San Luis Obispo County
150
Oak Shores
69
Monterey County
129
Spreckels
70
Monterey County
119
Los Berros
71
San Luis Obispo County
106
Bradley
72
Monterey County
99
Garey
73
San Luis Obispo County
61
Casmalia
74
Santa Barbara County
52
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