West California Cities

City
Rank
County
2026 Pop. ↓
San Jose1Santa Clara County984,378
Salinas2Monterey County158,235
Sunnyvale3Santa Clara County156,622
Santa Clara4Santa Clara County134,386
San Mateo5San Mateo County102,633
Daly City6San Mateo County100,332
Mountain View7Santa Clara County86,090
Redwood City8San Mateo County81,821
Milpitas9Santa Clara County78,328
Palo Alto10Santa Clara County67,324
South San Francisco11San Mateo County64,583
Santa Cruz12Santa Cruz County61,398
Gilroy13Santa Clara County60,889
Cupertino14Santa Clara County57,889
Watsonville15Santa Cruz County50,344
Morgan Hill16Santa Clara County45,579
Campbell17Santa Clara County42,161
San Bruno18San Mateo County41,877
Pacifica19San Mateo County36,484
Menlo Park20San Mateo County32,472
Los Gatos21Santa Clara County32,379
Foster City22San Mateo County32,105
Burlingame23San Mateo County31,868
Seaside24Monterey County31,380
Los Altos25Santa Clara County30,801
Saratoga26Santa Clara County30,251
San Carlos27San Mateo County28,922
East Palo Alto28San Mateo County28,625
Monterey29Monterey County28,623
Belmont30San Mateo County28,590
Soledad31Monterey County26,154
Marina32Monterey County23,399
Millbrae33San Mateo County22,814
Greenfield34Monterey County21,633
Prunedale35Monterey County19,684
Stanford36Santa Clara County18,915
Pacific Grove37Monterey County14,575
King City38Monterey County14,133
North Fair Oaks39San Mateo County13,013
Scotts Valley40Santa Cruz County11,539
Half Moon Bay41San Mateo County11,166
Hillsborough42San Mateo County11,149
Soquel43Santa Cruz County10,933
Alum Rock44Santa Clara County10,715
Capitola45Santa Cruz County9,225
Rio del Mar46Santa Cruz County8,874
East Foothills47Santa Clara County8,713
Interlaken48Monterey County8,392
Los Altos Hills49Santa Clara County8,388
Gonzales50Monterey County8,248
San Martin51Santa Clara County7,239
Pleasure Point52Santa Cruz County7,154
Ben Lomond53Santa Cruz County6,991
Castroville54Monterey County6,960
Atherton55San Mateo County6,909
Aptos56Santa Cruz County6,102
Boulder Creek57Santa Cruz County5,452
El Granada58San Mateo County5,177
Woodside59San Mateo County5,140
Twin Lakes60Santa Cruz County4,890
Brisbane61San Mateo County4,606
Broadmoor62San Mateo County4,534
Greenfield63Monterey County4,493
Carmel Valley Village64Monterey County4,441
Emerald Lake Hills65San Mateo County4,423
Portola Valley66San Mateo County4,249
Loyola67Santa Clara County4,027
Cambrian Park68Santa Clara County3,860
Lake Nacimiento69Monterey County3,707
Felton70Santa Cruz County3,643
Monte Sereno71Santa Clara County3,581
Seacliff72Santa Cruz County3,539
Day Valley73Santa Cruz County3,538
Del Monte Forest74Monterey County3,360
West Menlo Park75San Mateo County3,318
Las Lomas76Monterey County3,269
Freedom77Santa Cruz County3,244
Highlands78San Mateo County3,120
Carmel-by-the-Sea79Monterey County3,079
Bonny Doon80Santa Cruz County3,008
Moss Beach81San Mateo County2,996
Montara82San Mateo County2,894
Aromas83Monterey County2,891
Lexington Hills84Santa Clara County2,859
Amesti85Monterey County2,773
Pine Canyon86Monterey County2,703
La Selva Beach87Monterey County2,444
Boronda88Monterey County2,370
Pajaro89Monterey County2,344
Mountain View90Santa Clara County2,003
Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley91Santa Cruz County1,911
Baywood Park92San Mateo County1,823
Corralitos93Santa Cruz County1,809
Del Rey Oaks94Monterey County1,526
Colma95San Mateo County1,366
Fort Hunter Liggett96Monterey County1,278
Fruitdale97Santa Clara County1,265
Mount Hermon98Santa Cruz County1,241
Brookdale99Santa Cruz County1,150
La Honda100San Mateo County1,132
Elkhorn101Monterey County1,117
Ladera102San Mateo County1,099
Chualar103Monterey County1,008
Lompico104Santa Cruz County998
Pasatiempo105Santa Cruz County898
Paradise Park106Santa Cruz County707
Lockwood107Monterey County599
Davenport108Santa Cruz County567
San Ardo109Monterey County473
Pescadero110San Mateo County440
Loma Mar111San Mateo County367
Sand City112Monterey County323
Zayante113Santa Cruz County288
San Lucas114Monterey County161
Oak Shores115Monterey County111
Bradley116Monterey County102
Pajaro Dunes117Monterey County94
Lockwood118Monterey County87
Spreckels119Monterey County77

About West California

Santa Clara County, San Mateo County, Monterey County, and Santa Cruz County are the counties generally considered part of West California.

Sources

  1. US Census: 2025 Gazetteer Files
  2. City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2024