California

Distance from Elk Grove to Stockton

Straight-line distance

30.5mi

Elk Grove, CA and Stockton, CA are 30.5 miles (49.2 km) apart in a straight line. From Elk Grove, the shortest path starts out heading S (172°).

kilometers
49.2
nautical miles
26.5
heading from Elk Grove
172° S
heading from Stockton
352° N
Elk GroveStockton

Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Elk Grove is from Stockton

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Elk Grove and Stockton is 30.5 miles, 49.2 km or 26.5 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 30.5 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
30.5
Kilometers
49.2
Nautical miles
26.5
Bearing from Elk Grove
172.2° S
Bearing arriving at Stockton
172.2°
Bearing from Stockton
352.2° N

Halfway between Elk Grove and Stockton

The great-circle midpoint is at 38.195606, -121.346685 (38°11'44.18"N 121°20'48.07"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Galt, CA, with 26,589 residents, 5.7 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, Elk Grove gets 14 h 51 min of daylight and Stockton 14 h 48 min; on December 21, 9 h 29 min and 9 h 32 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Stockton has 1.8 times the population of Elk Grove. From July 2020 to July 2024, Elk Grove changed by +3.5% and Stockton by +1.2%. Both are in California.

  1. 01Elk Grove, CA182,797 (+3.5%)
  2. 02Stockton, CA324,975 (+1.2%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Elk Grove from Stockton?

30.5 miles, 49.2 km or 26.5 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Stockton from Elk Grove?

S. The great-circle path leaves Elk Grove on a bearing of 172.2° and arrives at Stockton on 172.2°. The return trip starts on 352.2°.

What is halfway between Elk Grove and Stockton?

The midpoint is at 38.195606, -121.346685. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Galt, CA, 5.7 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Elk Grove and Stockton?

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

Which is bigger, Elk Grove or Stockton?

Stockton, with 324,975 residents in July 2024 against 182,797 for Elk Grove, 1.8 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)

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