Where is San Francisco, CA?
San Francisco is a city found in California, The United States Of America. It is located 37.77 latitude and -122.42 longitude and it is situated at elevation 28 meters above sea level.
San Francisco has a population of 805,235 making it the 4th biggest city in California. It operates on the PDT time zone, which means that it follows the same time zone as Los Angeles.
Quick facts
| Country | The United States Of America |
| State | California |
| Population | 805,235 |
| Elevation | 28 m over sea level |
| Time Zone | PDT |
| Longitude | -122.419420 |
| Latitude | 37.774930 |
Known for Victorian architecture, Alcatraz, cable cars, Chinatown, Fisherman's Wharf, steep hills and trademark fog, San Francisco sits on the shores of its namesake bay, bridged by its most famous landmark - the Golden Gate Bridge.
The city of San Francisco was built on 43 hills, and that's reflected in its incredibly steep and curving streets; Filbert is steepest at 31.5 degrees, but Lombard is the most popular with its seductive, winding curves.
The San Francisco Bay Area has a history of cultural diversity and tolerance. The first San Francisco residents included a diverse population of Ohlone Indians, New Zealanders, Spanish Californians, Americans, Chinese, Hawaiians, South Americans and Europeans, and that diversity is the city's charm.
- San Francisco experienced rapid growth as a result of the the Gold Rush when the precious metal was found at Sutter's Mill in 1848. By 1852, the number of residents had swelled to 35,000.
- San Francisco is the birthplace of the Chinese Fortune Cookie, invented at the Golden Gate Park Tea Garden by the Japanese Hagiwara family.
- San Francisco is built on 43 hills with incredibly steep and curving streets. Filbert is steepest at 31.5 degrees, but Lombard is the most popular with its seductive, winding curves.
These are the only moving national monuments in the United States. Almost 10 million people take a ride on these 9-mile-per-hour transports every year. The San Francisco Cable Car Museum is the heart of the system where visitors can view the continuous cable winding machinery in action and enjoy historical cable car treasures.
The Golden Gate Bridge was the longest in the world from its beginnings in 1937 until 1964 when the Verrazano opened in New York City. With its graceful structure and patented 'International Orange' paint, the Golden Gate remains one of the most admired and photographed structures in the world.
This was first a military and then a notorious federal prison for many years. Situated in San Francisco Bay, the island is now managed by the U.S. National Park Service and is home to the Alcatraz Museum and the first lighthouse in California. 'The Rock' has been the not so happy home of Al Capone, George "Machine Gun" Kelly, and the famous Birdman of Alcatraz.
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San-francisco has a population of around 840763, of which 427909 (50%) are male and 412854 (49%) are female. The average age of the inhabitants of San-francisco is 39.83, meaning that the average person is above the national median age of 37. For every male, there are approximately 0.96 females, meaning that the population is relatively evenly distributed between males and female(s).
Of San-francisco's 840763 residents, around 801823 (95.40%) identify as having a single race. Of the population, 409681 are white (48.70%), 46825 are black/African Americans (5.60%), 2854 are native Americans (0.30%), 284426 are asians (33.00%), 3649 are pacific islanders (0.40%), 54388 are other (6.50%).
The median income of households in San-francisco is $81294.00, meaning that most of the households are above the poverty threshold for families of three. Of the total population, 6.50% of households reported an annual income of less than $10,000.
San Francisco, CA Zipcodes
The city of San Francisco has 27 zipcodes recognized by the United States Census Bureau: 94102, 94103, 94104, 94105, 94107, 94108, 94109, 94110, 94111, 94112, 94114, 94115, 94116, 94117, 94118, 94121, 94122, 94123, 94124, 94127, 94129, 94130, 94131, 94132, 94133, 94134, 94158.