San Francisco

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San Francisco

Total population

827,526

Median home value

$1,314,700

60.9%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$139,801

San Francisco$140k

National$74k

Air quality index

48Good

Elevation0 m

Weather57°F · Sunny

Coordinates37.73°, -123.03°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

San Francisco, officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the fourth-most populous city in California and the 17th-most populous in the United States, with a population of 826,079 in 2025. Among U.S. cities with a population of 200,000 or more, San Francisco is ranked first by per capita income, second by population density, and sixth by aggregate income as of 2024. Some 4.6 million residents live in the city's metropolitan statistical area, which is the 13th-largest in the United States. Around 9.2 million live in the San Jose–San Francisco–Oakland combined statistical area, the fifth-largest in the United States.

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).

Current forecast

Forecast for San Francisco, CA from NOAA NWS API.

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Nearby places in California

• Bolinas
  22 mi away
• Fairfax
  29.9 mi away
• Broadmoor
  30.2 mi away
• Alto
  30.6 mi away
• Colma
  31.9 mi away
• Corte Madera
  31.9 mi away
• Belvedere
  32.3 mi away
• El Granada
  34.4 mi away
• Brisbane
  35.7 mi away
• Dillon Beach
  35.9 mi away
• Burlingame
  37.8 mi away · pop. 31,386
• Black Point-Green Point
  38.5 mi away

Browse all places in California →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about San Francisco

A city tossed and broken, San Francisco, California, 1906

Judy Blundell · 2013

San Francisco, California

Patricia Kennedy · 2001

I Survived

Lauren Tarshis · 2012

San Francisco

Renzo Piano · 2010

San Francisco, California cooking, with Betty Evans

Betty Evans · 1990

Seven years' street preaching in San Francisco, California

Taylor, William · 1856

Effects of different fishery management schemes on bycatch, joint catch, and discards

1990

RMC Lonestar, San Francisco, California

Randy L. Tubbs · 1999

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• PUTAH Wildfire, Yolo, California
  Wildfires · 2026-06-08 · 75 mi
• WALTZ Wildfire, Mariposa, California
  Wildfires · 2026-06-05 · 155 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Recently spotted species

Cassin's Auklet

Ptychoramphus aleuticus

Seen 2026-06-21

Rhinoceros Auklet

Cerorhinca monocerata

Seen 2026-06-21

Blue Whale

Balaenoptera musculus

Seen 2026-06-21

Tufted Puffin

Fratercula cirrhata

Seen 2026-06-21

Grey Whale

Eschrichtius robustus

Seen 2026-06-21

North American Peregrine Falcon

Falco peregrinus anatum

Seen 2026-06-21

Northern Fur Seal

Callorhinus ursinus

Seen 2026-06-21

California Brown Pelican

Pelecanus occidentalis californicus

Seen 2026-06-21

Brandt's Cormorant

Urile penicillatus

Seen 2026-06-21

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Nearest stream gauge

Live readings from USGS NWIS · measured 2026-06-27 15:00 UTC.

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of San Francisco, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.