Vallejo, California
Vallejo, California | |
|---|---|
| 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 | |
| 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 |
| Named after | Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor-council |
| • Mayor | Mayor Andrea Sorce Vice-Mayor Peter Bregenzer (District 5) Alexander Matias (District 1) Diosdado "JR" Matulac (District 2) Dr. Tonia Lediju (District 3) Charles Palmares (District 4) Helen-Marie "Kookie" Gordon (District 6) |
| • City manager | Andrew Murray |
| • State senator | Christopher Cabaldon (D) |
| • 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 | cityofvallejo |
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Vallejo (/vəˈleɪ(h)oʊ/ və-LAY-(h)oh; Spanish: [baˈʎexo]) is a city in Solano County, California, United States, 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 United States census. 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. The Mare Island Naval Shipyard was founded in 1854, and defined Vallejo's economy until the turn of the 21st century.