Benicia, California

Benicia
City of Benicia
Portuguese Hall of Benicia
Portuguese Hall of Benicia
View from the Carquinez Strait
View from the Carquinez Strait
Benicia Arsenal clocktower
Benicia Arsenal clocktower
Downtown Benicia
Downtown Benicia
Old Arsenal Blacksmith
Old Arsenal Blacksmith
Flag of Benicia
Motto: 
"It’s better in Benicia"
Map
Map
Map
Map
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountySolano
IncorporatedMarch 27, 1850[1]
Government
 • MayorSteve Young[2]
 • State senatorBill Dodd (D)[3]
 • AssemblymemberBuffy Wicks (D)[3]
 • U. S. rep.John Garamendi (D)[4]
Area
 • Total14.12 sq mi (36.57 km2)
 • Land12.81 sq mi (33.19 km2)
 • Water1.31 sq mi (3.39 km2)  17.75%
Elevation26 ft (8 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total27,131
 • Density2,117.46/sq mi (817.56/km2)
Time zoneUTC−8 (Pacific)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−7 (PDT)
ZIP Code
94510
Area code707
FIPS code06-05290
GNIS feature IDs0277472, 2409833
Websitewww.ci.benicia.ca.us

Benicia (/bəˈnʃə/ bə-NEE-shə, Spanish: [beˈnisja]) is a city in Solano County, California, located on the north bank of the Carquinez Strait in the North Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area. It served as the capital of California for nearly thirteen months from 1853 to 1854. The population was 27,131 at the 2020 United States Census. Benicia is just east of Vallejo and across the strait from Martinez.

  1. ^ "California Cities by Incorporation Date". California Association of Local Agency Formation Commissions. Archived from the original (Word) on November 3, 2014. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
  2. ^ "City Council". City of Benicia. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Statewide Database". UC Regents. Retrieved December 5, 2020.
  4. ^ "California's 8th Congressional District - Representatives & District Map". Civic Impulse, LLC.
  5. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
  6. ^ "Benicia". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 20, 2014.