Vallejo, California | |
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| Nickname(s): V-Town, The Old Capital, Valley Joe | |
| Motto(s): City of Opportunity, The Naval City | |
 Location in Solano County and the state of California | |
  Vallejo, California Location in California  Vallejo, California Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 38°6′47″N 122°14′9″W / 38.11306°N 122.23583°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| Region | San Francisco Bay Area |
| County | Solano |
| Founded | 1851 |
| Incorporated | March 30, 1868[1] |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor-council |
| • Mayor | Mayor Robert McConnell Vice-Mayor Rozzana Verder-Aliga (District 1) Diosdado "JR" Matulac (District 2) Mina Loera-Diaz (District 3) Charles Palmares (District 4) Peter Bregenzer (District 5) Cristina Arriola (District 6)[2] |
| • City manager | Mike Malone[3] |
| • State senator | Bill Dodd (D)[4] |
| • Assemblymember | Lori Wilson (D) |
| • U. S. rep. | John Garamendi (D) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 48.78 sq mi (126.34 km2) |
| • Land | 30.50 sq mi (79.01 km2) |
| • Water | 18.27 sq mi (47.33 km2) 38.0% |
| Elevation | 69 ft (21 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 126,090 |
| • Rank | 1st in Solano County 50th in California |
| • Density | 2,600/sq mi (1,000/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−8 (Pacific) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−7 (PDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 94589–94592 |
| Area code | 707 |
| FIPS code | 06-81666 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 1661612, 2412142 |
| Website | Official website  |
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Vallejo (/vəˈleɪ(h)oʊ/ və-LAY-(h)oh; Spanish: [baˈʎexo]) is a city in Solano County, California and the second largest city in the North Bay region of the Bay Area. Located on the shores of San Pablo Bay, the city had a population of 126,090 at the 2020 census.[7] Vallejo is home to the California Maritime Academy, Touro University California and Six Flags Discovery Kingdom.
Vallejo is named after Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo, the famed Californio general and statesman. The city was founded in 1851 on Gen. Vallejo's Rancho Suscol to serve as the capital city of California, which it was 1852–1853, after which the Californian government moved to neighboring Benicia, named in honor of Gen. Vallejo's wife Benicia Carrillo de Vallejo.[8] The Mare Island Naval Shipyard was founded in 1854, and defined Vallejo's economy until the turn of the 21st century.
- ^ "California Cities by Incorporation Date". California Association of Local Agency Formation Commissions. Archived from the original (Word) on October 17, 2013. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
- ^ "Mayor & City Council". City of Vallejo. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
- ^ "City Manager". City of Vallejo. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
- ^ "Final Maps". We Draw the Lines CA. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
- ^ "Vallejo". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 22, 2014.
- ^ "Vallejo city, California". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
- ^ "Vallejo, California - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More". www.citytowninfo.com. Archived from the original on February 11, 2012. Retrieved January 17, 2007.