California · Census place 0668294
San Pablo, California
San Pablo is a city in Contra Costa County, California with an estimated 31,562 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 237th largest of 468 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 31,562
- #237 of 468 in California
- Change since 2020
- -1.7%
- -537 people
- Land area
- 2.6 sq mi
- Density
- 12,047 / sq mi
- State median 3,725
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San Pablo population, 2020 to 2024
San Pablo lost 537 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -1.7%. In the latest year it moved by +101. Among 429 California places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 262nd; the median place changed by -1.1%. The median place of 5,000+ in California has 37,056 people, so San Pablo is 85% of it.
San Pablo covers 2.62 square miles of land, for 12,047 people per square mile of land. The median California place of 5,000+ has 3,725, so San Pablo is denser than the typical town.
What county San Pablo is in
All of San Pablo's residents live in Contra Costa County, which had 1,172,607 residents in 2024. San Pablo holds 2.7% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
ZIP codes in San Pablo
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps San Pablo by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 94806. 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 San Pablo is
The Census internal point of San Pablo is at 37.962900, -122.342600. Sacramento, the capital, is 62.6 miles NE in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Richmond, CA (115,353 people), 1.2 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 37.962900, -122.342600
- DMS
- 37°57'46.44"N 122°20'33.36"W
- UTM
- 10N 557747.3E 4201902.5N
- Geohash
- 9q9pbnbvf
- Plus code
- 849VXM74+5X
Daylight in San Pablo
At 37.96° N, San Pablo gets about 14 h 48 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 32 min around the December solstice, a swing of 5 h 16 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near San Pablo
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in California, measured between internal points. The closest is Richmond, 1.2 miles away, with 115,353 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of San Pablo, CA?
31,562 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 537 (1.7%) from 32,099 in July 2020.
What county is San Pablo in?
Contra Costa County. All of its residents live in that county.
What ZIP codes cover San Pablo?
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 94806.
How far is San Pablo from Sacramento?
62.6 miles (100.8 km) in a straight line, heading NE from San Pablo.
What is the nearest larger city to San Pablo?
Richmond, CA, with 115,353 residents, 1.2 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.