Napa County, California
Napa County, California | |
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| County of Napa | |
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Images, from top down, left to right: Napa Valley welcome sign, Bale Grist Mill State Historic Park, a view of Calistoga from Mount Saint Helena, Lake Berryessa | |
Interactive map of Napa County | |
Location in the state of California | |
| Coordinates: 38°30′N 122°19′W / 38.50°N 122.32°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| Region | San Francisco Bay Area |
| Founded | February 18, 1850 |
| Named after | The city of Napa |
| County seat | Napa |
| Largest city | Napa |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council–CEO |
| • Body | Board of Supervisors |
| • Chair | Anne Cottrell |
| • Vice Chair | Amber Manfree |
| • Board of Supervisors | Supervisors
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| • County Executive Officer | Ryan Alsop |
| Area | |
• Total | 789 sq mi (2,040 km2) |
| • Land | 748 sq mi (1,940 km2) |
| • Water | 40 sq mi (100 km2) |
| Highest elevation | 4,203 ft (1,281 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 138,019 |
| • Density | 185/sq mi (71/km2) |
| GDP | |
| • Total | $13.166 billion (2022) |
| Time zone | UTC−8 (Pacific Time Zone) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−7 (Pacific Daylight Time) |
| Area code | 707 |
| FIPS code | 06-055 |
| GNIS feature ID | 277292 |
| Website | www |
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Napa County (/ˈnæpə/ ⓘ) is a county north of San Pablo Bay located in the northern portion of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 138,019. The county seat is the City of Napa. Napa County was one of the original counties of California, created in 1850 at the time of statehood. Parts of the county's territory were given to Lake County in 1861.
Napa County comprises the Napa, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA Combined Statistical Area. It is one of four North Bay counties.
Napa County, once the producer of many different crops, is known today for its regional wine industry, rising to the first rank of wine regions with France by local wineries Stag's Leap Wine Cellars and Chateau Montelena winning the "Judgment of Paris" in 1976.