Vallejo, California

Vallejo, California
Vallejo, California
City
	Vallejo skyline viewed from the Napa River Vallejo Naval Museum Carquinez Bridge Mare Island Naval Shipyard Vallejo Masonic Temple
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	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
	Vallejo, California Location in California Vallejo, California Location in the United States
	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	Official website

Vallejo (/vəˈleɪ(h)oʊ/ və-LAY-(h)oh; Spanish: [baˈʎexo]) is a city in Solano County, California 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.^[7] 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.^[8] The Mare Island Naval Shipyard was founded in 1854, and defined Vallejo's economy until the turn of the 21st century.

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^ "Mayor & City Council". City of Vallejo. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
^ "City Manager". City of Vallejo. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
^ "Final Maps". We Draw the Lines CA. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
^ "Vallejo". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 22, 2014.
^ "Vallejo city, California". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
^ "Vallejo, California - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More". www.citytowninfo.com. Archived from the original on February 11, 2012. Retrieved January 17, 2007.