Distance to the sea: ranking of metro areas in California
Order: highest value first. This indicator is neutral: a higher value does not mean a better one.
Distance to the sea: ranking of metro areas in California: Fresno ranks first (175 km) and Vallejo last (1 km). The median across 16 the state's metro areas is 23 km. Observation period: 2006-2025. Source: Natural Earth, 1:50m coastline.
Straight-line distance from the city center to the nearest ocean or sea coast. Lakes are not counted.
Data quality: accuracy is limited by the map scale, on the order of a few kilometers.
| # | Metro area | Value | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fresno | 175 km | 2006-2025 |
| 2 | Visalia | 175 km | 2006-2025 |
| 3 | Bakersfield | 118 km | 2006-2025 |
| 4 | Modesto | 66 km | 2006-2025 |
| 5 | Riverside | 58 km | 2006-2025 |
| 6 | Sacramento | 56 km | 2006-2025 |
| 7 | Santa Rosa | 30 km | 2006-2025 |
| 8 | Los Angeles | 23 km | 2006-2025 |
| 9 | Stockton | 23 km | 2006-2025 |
| 10 | San Jose | 22 km | 2006-2025 |
| 11 | Santa Maria | 20 km | 2006-2025 |
| 12 | Salinas | 13 km | 2006-2025 |
| 13 | Oxnard | 6 km | 2006-2025 |
| 14 | San Diego | 4 km | 2006-2025 |
| 15 | San Francisco | 2 km | 2006-2025 |
| 16 | Vallejo | 1 km | 2006-2025 |
Only places with a value for the indicator are ranked; a gap is not a zero. A ranking on one indicator is not an assessment of a place to live.