California, Maryland

California, Maryland
California, Maryland
CDP
	Patuxent River from the Governor Thomas Johnson Bridge
	Location of California, Maryland
	Coordinates: 38°18′20″N 76°29′40″W / 38.30556°N 76.49444°W
Country	United States
State	Maryland
County	St. Mary's
Area
• Total	14.98 sq mi (38.80 km2)
• Land	12.87 sq mi (33.32 km2)
• Water	2.11 sq mi (5.48 km2)
Elevation	105 ft (33 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	12,947
• Density	1,006.30/sq mi (388.53/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP code	20619
Area code(s)	301, 240
FIPS code	24-12150
GNIS feature ID	0594621

California is a census-designated place and community in St. Mary's County, Maryland, United States. The population was 11,857 at the 2010 census, an increase of 27.4% from the 2000 census.^[2] California has been growing with the spread of population from the older adjacent community of Lexington Park and the growth in both technology-related and defense-related jobs at the Patuxent River Naval Air Station. There are department stores and numerous shopping centers situated along Maryland Highway 235 ("Three Notch Road"). Maryland Route 4 crosses Highway 235 in California, providing access to the wide Governor Thomas Johnson Bridge and the popular weekend resort town of Solomons on its opposite side. Bridge-bound traffic is notorious for backing up during rush hour.

^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
^ Cite error: The named reference 2010CensusCaliforniaMD was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[CenPopGazetteer2020-1] "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 26, 2022.

[2010CensusCaliforniaMD-2] Cite error: The named reference 2010CensusCaliforniaMD was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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