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Welcome to Benicia ...

The coastal city of Benicia is located in Solano County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Benicia, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1849.

The city was incorporated March 27, 1950.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Benicia has a population of 28,163 people<2> (see below for details).

Benicia is 380 feet [116 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Benicia lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Benicia is located in the (707) area code.

The ZIP code for Benicia: 94510<4>

Websites for Benicia ...

Official Website: www.ci.benicia.ca.us/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Benicia had an population of 28,163 people. This is an increase of 4.32% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 4.83% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Benicia had a population of 26,997 people (or 6.53% of the total population of Solano County). This makes Benicia the county's 5th most populous community.

The population of Benicia represents 0.07% of the total population of California (which has 37,253,956 people), making it the state's 252nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 26,997 people, the population of Benicia has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (which had a count of 26,865 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Benicia.

Communities Also Named Benicia ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Benicia - it's located in Kansas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Benicia.

Communities near Benicia ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Benicia.

  • Oakland
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Concord
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
    • Concord is located in Contra Costa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 128,544 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Concord <5>
  • Berkeley
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Vallejo
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Fairfield
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Antioch
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
    • Antioch is located in Contra Costa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 111,605 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Antioch <5>
  • Richmond
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
    • Richmond is located in Contra Costa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 110,038 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond <5>
  • Napa
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napa
    • Napa is located in Napa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 77,032 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Napa <5>
  • Pittsburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Walnut Creek
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Benicia. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Benicia.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Benicia. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Benicia.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Benicia. Our list includes 12 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Benicia.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Benicia ...

Looking for more information about Benicia? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Benicia, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Benicia.

Adding Benicia to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Benicia in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Benicia was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Benicia post office opened in 1849.

We also found Benicia in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Benicia.

The official website for Benicia: www.ci.benicia.ca.us/

The official website for Solano County: www.co.solano.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Solano, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Benicia.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Benicia - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Benicia). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Benicia or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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