Missouri · Census place 2910468

California, Missouri

California is a city in Moniteau County, Missouri with an estimated 4,522 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 152nd largest of 338 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024
4,522
#152 of 338 in Missouri
Change since 2020
+0.5%
+24 people
Land area
3.9 sq mi
Density
1,168 / sq mi
State median 1,448
Orange pin: California. Shaded: its county. Dark pin: Jefferson City.

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California population, 2020 to 2024

California added 24 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +0.5%. In the latest year it moved by +11.

4,49820204,52020214,49320224,51120234,5222024
July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 4,499. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

California covers 3.87 square miles of land, for 1,168 people per square mile of land. The median Missouri place of 5,000+ has 1,448, so California is less dense than the typical town.

What county California is in

All of California's residents live in Moniteau County, which had 15,294 residents in 2024. California holds 29.6% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in California

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps California by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 65018. 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 California is

The Census internal point of California is at 38.630300, -92.567100. Jefferson City, the capital, is 21.6 miles E in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Eldon, MO (4,714 people), 19.3 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Columbia, MO, 25.5 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal
38.630300, -92.567100
DMS
38°37'49.08"N 92°34'1.56"W
UTM
15N 537679.9E 4275840.7N
Geohash
9yy5v86ty
Plus code
86C9JCJM+45

Daylight in California

At 38.63° N, California gets about 14 h 52 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 28 min around the December solstice, a swing of 5 h 24 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near California

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Missouri, measured between internal points. The closest is Tipton, 11.7 miles away, with 2,648 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of California, MO?

4,522 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 24 (0.5%) from 4,498 in July 2020.

What county is California in?

Moniteau County. All of its residents live in that county.

What ZIP codes cover California?

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 65018.

How far is California from Jefferson City?

21.6 miles (34.7 km) in a straight line, heading E from California.

What is the nearest larger city to California?

Eldon, MO, with 4,714 residents, 19.3 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.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
  3. 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
  4. 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

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