California

Distance from Daly City to Oakland

Straight-line distance

13.9mi

Daly City, CA and Oakland, CA are 13.9 miles (22.4 km) apart in a straight line. From Daly City, the shortest path starts out heading ENE (70°).

kilometers
22.4
nautical miles
12.1
heading from Daly City
70° ENE
heading from Oakland
250° WSW
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Daly City is from Oakland

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Daly City and Oakland is 13.9 miles, 22.4 km or 12.1 nautical miles. That is the shortest path over the Earth's surface, computed with the haversine formula on a sphere with the mean Earth radius, 6,371.0 km. A course held on one compass bearing (a rhumb line) would be 13.9 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
13.9
Kilometers
22.4
Nautical miles
12.1
Bearing from Daly City
70.1° ENE
Bearing arriving at Oakland
70.3°
Bearing from Oakland
250.3° WSW

Halfway between Daly City and Oakland

The great-circle midpoint is at 37.735810, -122.345405 (37°44'8.92"N 122°20'43.46"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Brisbane, CA, with 4,667 residents, 4.7 miles from the midpoint. To find towns near the midpoint of any two places, use the halfway tool.

Time zones and daylight

Both use America/Los_Angeles, so there is no time difference. On June 21, Daly City gets 14 h 47 min of daylight and Oakland 14 h 47 min; on December 21, 9 h 33 min and 9 h 33 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Oakland has 4.4 times the population of Daly City. From July 2020 to July 2024, Daly City changed by -3.4% and Oakland by +0.6%. Both are in California.

  1. 01Daly City, CA101,418 (-3.4%)
  2. 02Oakland, CA443,554 (+0.6%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Daly City from Oakland?

13.9 miles, 22.4 km or 12.1 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Oakland from Daly City?

ENE. The great-circle path leaves Daly City on a bearing of 70.1° and arrives at Oakland on 70.3°. The return trip starts on 250.3°.

What is halfway between Daly City and Oakland?

The midpoint is at 37.735810, -122.345405. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Brisbane, CA, 4.7 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Daly City and Oakland?

Both use America/Los_Angeles, so there is no time difference.

Which is bigger, Daly City or Oakland?

Oakland, with 443,554 residents in July 2024 against 101,418 for Daly City, 4.4 times as many.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census 2024 Gazetteer internal points and Vintage 2024 estimates; time zones from Open-Meteo.

  1. 01Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
  2. 02Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  3. 03SunCalc library (Vladimir Agafonkin), algorithms after Jean Meeus
  4. 04IANA time zone database (clock times and daylight saving rules)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.