Napa County, California

Napa County, California
Napa County, California
County
	County of Napa
	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
	Current seal Former seal
	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 for	The city of Napa
County seat	Napa
Largest city	Napa
Government
• Type	Council–CEO
• Body	Board of Supervisors
• Chair	Belia Ramos
• Vice Chair	Joelle Gallagher
• Board of Supervisors	Supervisors Anne Cottrell; Ryan Gregory; Diane Dillon; Alfredo Pedroza; Belia Ramos;
• 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)
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.countyofnapa.org

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 census, the population was 138,019.^[6] The county seat is the City of Napa.^[7] Napa County was one of the original counties of California,^[8] 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.^[9]

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.

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