Solano County, California
Solano County | |
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Images, from top down, left to right: The Solano County Government Center in downtown Fairfield, Benicia Capitol State Historic Park, Vacaville Hills | |
Interactive map of Solano County | |
Location in the state of California | |
| Coordinates: 38°16′N 121°56′W / 38.27°N 121.94°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| Region | San Francisco Bay Area |
| Incorporated | February 18, 1850 |
| Named after | Chief Solano of the Suisun people |
| County seat | Fairfield |
| Largest city | Vallejo (population) Fairfield (area) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council–Administrator |
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| • Chair | Mitch Mashburn |
| • Vice Chair | Monica Brown |
| • County Administrator | William F. Emlen |
| Area | |
• Total | 906 sq mi (2,350 km2) |
| • Land | 822 sq mi (2,130 km2) |
| • Water | 84 sq mi (220 km2) |
| Highest elevation | 2,822 ft (860 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 453,491 |
| • Density | 552/sq mi (213/km2) |
| GDP | |
| • Total | $35.408 billion (2022) |
| Time zone | UTC−8 (Pacific Time Zone) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−7 (Pacific Daylight Time) |
| Area code | 707 |
| FIPS code | 06-095 |
| GNIS feature ID | 277312 |
| Congressional districts | 4th, 7th, 8th |
| Website | www |
Solano County (/səˈlɑːnoʊ/ ⓘ) is a county located in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, its population was 453,491. The county seat is Fairfield.
Solano County comprises the Vallejo–Fairfield metropolitan statistical area, which is also included in the San Jose–San Francisco–Oakland, combined statistical area. Solano County is the northeastern county in the nine-county San Francisco Bay Area region.
A portion of the South Campus at the University of California, Davis, is in Solano County.