Cities

San Francisco

Citation Formats

General Reference

Geography Atlas. "San Francisco." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://geography.interactiveatlas.org/cities/san-francisco.

APA Style

Geography Atlas. (n.d.). San Francisco. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://geography.interactiveatlas.org/cities/san-francisco

BibTeX

@misc{geographyatlas-san-francisco,
  author = {Geography Atlas},
  title = {San Francisco},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://geography.interactiveatlas.org/cities/san-francisco},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

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.

Facts

Population

826,079 1

Area (sq km)

600.65 1

Founding Year

1776 1

Population Estimate Year

2025 1

Elevation (m)

16 1

Latitude

37.7775 degrees north 1

Longitude

122.41639 degrees west 1

Cross-Tradition Connections

Associated With

United States

Source San Francisco (Wikipedia)

On Continent

North America

Sources

1. San Francisco (Wikipedia)

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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.

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