California Cities by Incorporation Date
Jurupa Valley
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Menifee
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Rancho Cordova
Goleta
Aliso Viejo
Elk Grove
Rancho Santa Margarita
Laguna Woods
Oakley
Citrus Heights
Truckee
Shasta Lake
Windsor
Buellton
American Canyon
Laguna Hills
Lake Forest
Yucca Valley
Calabasas
Malibu
Chino Hills
Murrieta
Calimesa
Canyon Lake
Yucaipa
Diamond Bar
Laguna Niguel
Temecula
Lathrop
Dana Point
Apple Valley
Mission Viejo
Hesperia
Santa Clarita
Highland
Twentynine Palms
West Sacramento
Encinitas
Solana Beach
Orinda
Solvang
Loomis
West Hollywood
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Moreno Valley
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Danville
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Adelanto
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12/1/1980
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11/30/1978
12/4/1978
11/30/1977
11/22/1977
7/1/1977
11/30/1976
11/13/1975
11/13/1974
11/26/1973
9/7/1973
8/3/1973
12/9/1972
12/28/1971
4/27/1971
12/22/1970
9/29/1970
10/10/1969
11/7/1969
7/29/1968
2/20/1968
7/14/1967
11/2/1967
8/2/1966
11/30/1965
12/10/1965
9/28/1965
2/4/1965
2/23/1965
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California Cities by Incorporation Date
Norco
Camarillo
Hawaiian Gardens
Morro Bay
Portola Valley
Thousand Oaks
Lomita
Tiburon
Clayton
Ridgecrest
Desert Hot Springs
Cotati
San Marcos
Vista
Villa Park
Victorville
Rohnert Park
Palmdale
Brisbane
Pleasant Hill
Hidden Hills
San Juan Capistrano
Weed
Bell Gardens
Arvin
Cudahy
Sand City
Temple City
Farmersville
San Dimas
La Mirada
Commerce
Novato
Los Alamitos
Lawndale
Grover Beach
Del Mar
Half Moon Bay
Artesia
Rosemead
Union City
Walnut
South El Monte
Pico Rivera
Escalon
Pacifica
Rolling Hills Estates
12/28/1964
10/22/1964
4/9/1964
7/17/1964
7/14/1964
10/7/1964
6/30/1964
6/23/1964
3/18/1964
11/29/1963
9/25/1963
7/16/1963
1/28/1963
1/28/1963
1/11/1962
9/21/1962
8/28/1962
8/24/1962
11/27/1961
11/14/1961
10/19/1961
4/19/1961
1/25/1961
8/1/1961
12/21/1960
11/10/1960
5/31/1960
5/25/1960
10/5/1960
8/4/1960
3/23/1960
1/28/1960
1/20/1960
3/1/1960
12/28/1959
12/21/1959
7/15/1959
7/15/1959
5/29/1959
8/4/1959
1/26/1959
1/19/1959
7/30/1958
1/29/1958
3/12/1957
11/22/1957
9/18/1957
Norwalk
Duarte
Bradbury
McFarland
Industry
Fountain Valley
Irwindale
Santa Fe Springs
Monte Sereno
Westminster
Bellflower
Paramount
Rolling Hills
Downey
Woodside
Saratoga
Cypress
Imperial Beach
Garden Grove
Montclair
Cerritos
Stanton
Los Altos Hills
Baldwin Park
Fremont
Anderson
La Puente
La Palma
Cupertino
Newark
Seaside
Lakewood
Milpitas
Costa Mesa
Ione
Del Rey Oaks
Buena Park
Carlsbad
Fontana
Campbell
Los Altos
Huron
Capitola
San Pablo
Port Hueneme
Brentwood
Orange Cove
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8/26/1957
8/22/1957
7/26/1957
7/18/1957
6/18/1957
6/13/1957
8/6/1957
5/15/1957
5/14/1957
3/27/1957
9/3/1957
1/30/1957
1/24/1957
12/17/1956
11/16/1956
10/22/1956
7/24/1956
7/18/1956
6/18/1956
4/25/1956
4/24/1956
6/4/1956
1/27/1956
1/25/1956
1/23/1956
1/16/1956
8/1/1956
10/26/1955
10/10/1955
9/22/1955
10/13/1954
4/16/1954
1/26/1954
6/29/1953
3/23/1953
9/3/1953
1/27/1953
7/16/1952
6/25/1952
3/28/1952
12/1/1952
5/3/1951
1/11/1949
4/27/1948
3/24/1948
1/21/1948
1/20/1948
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California Cities by Incorporation Date
Millbrae
Barstow
Greenfield
Live Oak
Gonzales
Coachella
Galt
Portola
Pismo Beach
Folsom
Guadalupe
Kerman
Wasco
Ripon
Mendota
Woodlake
Palos Verdes Estates
Palm Springs
Shafter
Tulelake
Dos Palos
Westmorland
Fairfax
Gardena
Indio
San Clemente
Menlo Park
Tustin
Bell
Laguna Beach
Belmont
Placentia
San Carlos
La Habra
Colma
Signal Hill
Maywood
Atherton
Chowchilla
Isleton
West Covina
South Gate
Hawthorne
Livingston
Riverbank
Atwater
Torrance
1/14/1948
9/30/1947
1/7/1947
1/22/1947
1/14/1947
12/13/1946
8/16/1946
5/16/1946
4/25/1946
4/20/1946
8/3/1946
7/2/1946
12/22/1945
11/27/1945
6/17/1942
9/23/1941
12/20/1939
4/20/1938
1/20/1938
3/1/1937
5/24/1935
6/30/1934
3/2/1931
9/11/1930
5/16/1930
2/28/1928
11/23/1927
9/21/1927
11/7/1927
6/29/1927
10/29/1926
12/2/1926
7/8/1925
1/20/1925
8/5/1924
4/22/1924
9/2/1924
9/12/1923
2/7/1923
5/14/1923
2/17/1923
1/20/1923
7/12/1922
9/11/1922
8/23/1922
8/16/1922
5/12/1921
Parlier
Soledad
Lynwood
Ojai
Montebello
Williams
San Joaquin
Patterson
Calipatria
Manteca
Ceres
El Cerrito
Plymouth
Culver City
Davis
Brea
El Segundo
Carmel-by-the-Sea
Corte Madera
Blythe
Monterey Park
Gustine
Seal Beach
Delano
Amador
San Bruno
Corcoran
Walnut Creek
Fillmore
Firebaugh
Beverly Hills
Sutter Creek
Needles
Avalon
Banning
San Marino
San Gabriel
Reedley
Sunnyvale
Manhattan Beach
El Cajon
Beaumont
El Monte
Clovis
La Mesa
Angels Camp
Chula Vista
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3/9/1921
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8/5/1921
10/16/1920
5/17/1920
2/14/1920
12/22/1919
2/28/1919
6/5/1918
2/25/1918
8/23/1917
2/8/1917
9/7/1917
3/28/1917
2/23/1917
1/18/1917
10/31/1916
6/10/1916
7/21/1916
5/29/1916
11/11/1915
10/27/1915
4/13/1915
6/2/1915
12/23/1914
8/11/1914
10/21/1914
7/10/1914
9/17/1914
1/28/1914
2/11/1913
10/30/1913
6/26/1913
2/6/1913
4/25/1913
4/24/1913
2/18/1913
12/24/1912
12/12/1912
11/12/1912
11/18/1912
11/18/1912
2/27/1912
2/16/1912
1/24/1912
11/28/1911
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California Cities by Incorporation Date
Rialto
Glendora
Arroyo Grande
Sanger
King City
San Fernando
Burbank
Maricopa
Perris
Daly City
Exeter
Tracy
Taft
Hillsborough
Blue Lake
Chino
Lindsay
Colfax
Hemet
Orland
Roseville
Tehachapi
Dunsmuir
Huntington Beach
Montague
Dorris
Point Arena
Newman
Albany
South San Francisco
Ross
Inglewood
Fowler
Burlingame
Brawley
Kingsburg
Calexico
El Centro
Turlock
Yuba City
Holtville
Larkspur
San Anselmo
Los Banos
Corning
Madera
Claremont
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11/13/1911
7/10/1911
5/9/1911
2/9/1911
8/31/1911
7/8/1911
7/25/1911
5/26/1911
3/22/1911
3/2/1911
7/22/1910
11/7/1910
5/5/1910
4/23/1910
2/28/1910
2/28/1910
2/23/1910
1/20/1910
11/11/1909
4/10/1909
8/13/1909
8/7/1909
2/17/1909
1/28/1909
12/23/1908
7/11/1908
6/10/1908
9/22/1908
9/19/1908
8/21/1908
2/7/1908
6/15/1908
6/6/1908
4/6/1908
5/29/1908
4/16/1908
4/16/1908
2/15/1908
1/23/1908
7/1/1908
3/1/1908
4/9/1907
5/8/1907
8/6/1907
3/27/1907
10/3/1907
Sierra Madre
Piedmont
Hermosa Beach
Oakdale
Morgan Hill
La Verne
Lodi
Dinuba
Upland
Tehama
Coalinga
Oroville
Glendale
Fortuna
Huntington Park
Newport Beach
Santa Maria
Gridley
Vernon
Concord
Richmond
Mt. Shasta
Jackson
Imperial
Fullerton
Fairfield
Alhambra
Oxnard
Biggs
Pinole
Pittsburg
Bishop
Arcadia
Mountain View
Porterville
Sebastopol
Santa Paula
Alturas
Loyalton
Covina
Hercules
Susanville
Lemoore
Mill Valley
Azusa
Bakersfield
Winters
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2/2/1907
1/31/1907
1/14/1907
11/24/1906
11/10/1906
8/20/1906
12/6/1906
1/6/1906
5/15/1906
7/5/1906
4/3/1906
1/3/1906
2/15/1906
1/20/1906
9/1/1906
9/1/1906
9/12/1905
11/23/1905
9/22/1905
2/9/1905
8/7/1905
5/31/1905
12/5/1905
7/12/1904
2/15/1904
12/12/1903
7/11/1903
6/30/1903
6/26/1903
6/25/1903
6/25/1903
5/6/1903
8/5/1903
11/7/1902
5/7/1902
6/13/1902
4/22/1902
9/16/1901
8/21/1901
8/14/1901
12/15/1900
8/24/1900
7/4/1900
9/1/1900
12/29/1898
1/11/1898
2/09/1898
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California Cities by Incorporation Date
Whittier
Long Beach
Belvedere
Emeryville
Corona
San Juan Bautista
Pleasanton
Rio Vista
Palo Alto
San Mateo
Ferndale
Sausalito
Selma
Grass Valley
Rocklin
Vacaville
Redondo Beach
Hanford
Ontario
Coronado
Lincoln
Monterey
Paso Robles
Fort Bragg
Pacific Grove
Merced
Willits
Compton
Lake Elsinore
Lompoc
Escondido
Orange
Pomona
Tulare
Lakeport
San Jacinto
Redlands
Oceanside
Auburn
South Pasadena
Monrovia
Colton
Los Gatos
National City
Redding
Santa Monica
Pasadena
2/25/1898
12/13/1897
12/24/1896
12/08/1896
7/13/1896
5/04/1896
6/18/1894
1/06/1894
4/23/1894
9/04/1894
8/28/1893
9/04/1893
3/15/1893
3/13/1893
2/24/1893
8/09/1892
4/29/1892
8/12/1891
12/10/1891
12/11/1890
8/07/1890
6/14/1890
3/11/1889
8/05/1889
7/05/1889
4/01/1889
11/19/1888
5/11/1888
4/09/1888
8/13/1888
10/08/1888
4/06/1888
1/06/1888
4/05/1888
4/30/1888
4/20/1888
12/03/1888
7/03/1888
5/02/1888
3/02/1888
12/15/1887
7/11/1887
8/10/1887
9/17/1887
10/04/1887
11/30/1886
6/19/1886
Calistoga
Willows
Santa Ana
Fresno
Modesto
Riverside
Sonoma
Berkeley
Dixon
Etna
Hayward
Ukiah
Red Bluff
St. Helena
Anaheim
Livermore
Martinez
Wheatland
Salinas
Visalia
San Rafael
Chico
Antioch
Hollister
Napa
San Leandro
Fort Jones
Cloverdale
Woodland
Gilroy
Trinidad
San Bernardino
Suisun City
Colusa
Vallejo
Watsonville
Santa Rosa
Redwood City
Healdsburg
Santa Cruz
Ventura
Petaluma
Arcata
Yreka
Nevada City
Eureka
San Luis Obispo
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1/06/1886
1/16/1886
6/01/1886
10/12/1885
8/06/1884
10/11/1883
9/03/1883
4/04/1878
3/30/1878
3/13/1878
3/11/1876
3/08/1876
3/31/1876
3/24/1876
3/18/1876
4/01/1876
4/01/1876
4/23/1874
3/04/1874
2/27/1874
2/18/1874
1/08/1872
2/06/1872
3/26/1872
3/23/1872
3/21/1872
3/16/1872
2/28/1872
2/22/1871
3/12/1870
11/07/1870
8/10/1869
10/09/1868
6/16/1868
3/30/1868
3/30/1868
3/26/1868
5/11/1867
2/20/1867
3/31/1866
4/02/1866
04/12/1858
2/02/1858
4/21/1857
4/19/1856
4/18/1856
2/16/1856
UPDATED March, 2011
California Cities by Incorporation Date
Placerville
Alameda
Crescent City
Santa Clara
Oakland
Marysville
Sonora
Santa Barbara
Stockton
Los Angeles
Benicia
San Diego
San Jose
Sacramento
San Francisco
5/13/1854
4/19/1854
4/13/1854
7/05/1852
5/04/1852
2/05/1851
5/01/1851
4/09/1850
7/23/1850
4/04/1850
3/27/1850
3/27/1850
3/27/1850
2/27/1850
2/18/1850
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