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California

3,474 public bodies in 58 counties, from the 2022 Census of Governments, read on 2026-09-26. Each county opens everything this project holds about it.

Counties in California and the public bodies based in each
CountyCities, towns and villagesTownshipsSpecial districts
Alameda County14054
Alpine County004
Amador County5024
Butte County5051
Calaveras County1045
Colusa County2043
Contra Costa County19062
Del Norte County1025
El Dorado County2059
Fresno County150115
Glenn County2035
Humboldt County7064
Imperial County7027
Inyo County1029
Kern County110105
Kings County4049
Lake County2031
Lassen County1028
Los Angeles County880168
Madera County2026
Marin County11055
Mariposa County006
Mendocino County4056
Merced County6061
Modoc County1035
Mono County1025
Monterey County12065
Napa County5014
Nevada County3033
Orange County34064
Placer County6045
Plumas County1046
Riverside County28092
Sacramento County70129
San Benito County209
San Bernardino County24098
San Diego County180100
San Francisco County107
San Joaquin County70110
San Luis Obispo County7043
San Mateo County20049
Santa Barbara County8048
Santa Clara County15040
Santa Cruz County4043
Shasta County3039
Sierra County1013
Siskiyou County9046
Solano County7055
Sonoma County9054
Stanislaus County9070
Sutter County2028
Tehama County3028
Trinity County0021
Tulare County80113
Tuolumne County1022
Ventura County10047
Yolo County4042
Yuba County2037

County not recorded

The Census record for these gives no county in this state, so no county page lists them.

  • Ashland Fire Protection District

    5 Horseshoe Drive, Ashland, CA, 62612

    Local fire protection. Census ID 251327.

  • Hyder Valley Irrigation Water Delivery District 35

    77390 Sioux Dr, Indian Wells, CA, 92210

    Irrigation. Census ID 191940.

  • Vya Conservation District

    221 W 8th St, Alturas, CA, 96101

    Soil and water conservation. Census ID 152154.