California · Census place 0650398
National City, California
National City is a city in San Diego County, California with an estimated 58,460 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 158th largest of 468 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 58,460
- #158 of 468 in California
- Change since 2020
- -4.9%
- -3,016 people
- Land area
- 7.4 sq mi
- + 1.84 sq mi water
- Density
- 7,954 / sq mi
- State median 3,725
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National City population, 2020 to 2024
National City lost 3,016 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -4.9%. In the latest year it moved by +338. Among 429 California places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 409th; the median place changed by -1.1%. The median place of 5,000+ in California has 37,056 people, so National City is 1.6 times that size.
National City covers 7.35 square miles of land and 1.84 of water, for 7,954 people per square mile of land. The median California place of 5,000+ has 3,725, so National City is denser than the typical town.
What county National City is in
All of National City's residents live in San Diego County, which had 3,298,799 residents in 2024. National City holds 1.8% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
ZIP codes in National City
2 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) overlap National City by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 91950, 92136. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a city that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.
Where National City is
The Census internal point of National City is at 32.665900, -117.097400. Sacramento, the capital, is 477.1 miles NNW in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Chula Vista, CA (278,546 people), 5.5 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 32.665900, -117.097400
- DMS
- 32°39'57.24"N 117°05'50.64"W
- UTM
- 11N 490867.2E 3614253.8N
- Geohash
- 9mu9z6sk8
- Plus code
- 8544MW83+92
Daylight in National City
At 32.67° N, National City gets about 14 h 18 min of daylight around the June solstice and 10 h 00 min around the December solstice, a swing of 4 h 18 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near National City
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in California, measured between internal points. The closest is Coronado, 3.5 miles away, with 18,031 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of National City, CA?
58,460 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 3,016 (4.9%) from 61,476 in July 2020.
What county is National City in?
San Diego County. All of its residents live in that county.
What ZIP codes cover National City?
2 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap it by at least 10% of either area: 91950, 92136.
How far is National City from Sacramento?
477.1 miles (767.8 km) in a straight line, heading NNW from National City.
What is the nearest larger city to National City?
Chula Vista, CA, with 278,546 residents, 5.5 miles away between internal points.
Sources and data as of
Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates (July 1, 2024), 2024 Gazetteer places, 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file.
- 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
- 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
- 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
- 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)
How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.