List of county seats in California

List of county seats in California. The U.S. state of California is divided into 58 counties. Each county has a designated county seat, which serves as the administrative center for county government and typically houses the county courthouse and other key administrative offices. The selection and history of these seats are often tied to the development of Gold Rush settlements, mission foundations, and the expansion of railroad lines. This list details the current seats, their counties, and notable historical changes.

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list of county seats The county seats of California, listed alphabetically by the seat's name, are: Alturas, Auburn, Bakersfield, Barstow, Colusa, Crescent City, Downieville, El Centro, Eureka, Fairfield, Fresno, Independence, Jackson, Lakeport, Lancaster, Las Vegas (for a portion of San Bernardino County historically), Lincoln (proposed for Placer County in 1851), Los Angeles, Madera, Mariposa, Martinez, Marysville, Mendocino, Merced, Modesto, Napa, Nevada City, Oakland, Oroville, Placerville, Point Arena, Quincy, Red Bluff, Redding, Riverside, Sacramento, Salinas, San Andreas, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose, San Luis Obispo, San Rafael, Santa Ana, Santa Barbara, Santa Cruz, Santa Rosa, Sonora, Stockton, Susanville, Truckee, Ukiah, Vallejo, Ventura, Visalia, Weaverville, Willows, Woodland, and Yreka. Several, like San Francisco and San Jose, are also major centers within the San Francisco Bay Area and Silicon Valley.

● List by county

Organized by county, the seats are: Alameda County (Oakland), Alpine County (Markleeville), Amador County (Jackson), Butte County (Oroville), Calaveras County (San Andreas), Colusa County (Colusa), Contra Costa County (Martinez), Del Norte County (Crescent City), El Dorado County (Placerville), Fresno County (Fresno), Glenn County (Willows), Humboldt County (Eureka), Imperial County (El Centro), Inyo County (Independence), Kern County (Bakersfield), Kings County (Hanford), Lake County (Lakeport), Lassen County (Susanville), Los Angeles County (Los Angeles), Madera County (Madera), Marin County (San Rafael), Mariposa County (Mariposa), Mendocino County (Ukiah), Merced County (Merced), Modoc County (Alturas), Mono County (Bridgeport), Monterey County (Salinas), Napa County (Napa), Nevada County (Nevada City), Orange County (Santa Ana), Placer County (Auburn), Plumas County (Quincy), Riverside County (Riverside), Sacramento County (Sacramento), San Benito County (Hollister), San 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