California, Missouri

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The city of California is located in Moniteau County and is the county seat.

California is 260 feet [79.25 m] above sea level.^<1>

Time Zone: California lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

Communities that are also named California can be found in:

At the time of the 2000 Census, California had a population of 4,005 people^<2> (or 26.99% of the total population of Moniteau County). The population of California represented 0.07% of the total of Missouri, making it the state's 147th most populous community.

From the Census Estimates for 2008, California had a population of 4,154 people. This is an increase of 3.72% since the 2000 Census.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Census Page for California.

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance<3>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Ashland	NE	19 mi [30.58 km]	2,190	17.17% increase
	Bunceton	NW	16 mi [25.75 km]	359	3.16% increase
	Centertown	E	8 mi [12.87 km]	251	2.33% decrease
	Clarksburg	W	5 mi [8.05 km]	385	2.67% increase
	Eldon	S	19 mi [30.58 km]	4,986	1.86% increase
	Jamestown	NE	10 mi [16.09 km]	393	2.88% increase

To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Neighborhood Page for California.

The Commemorative Quarter for Missouri<4>

Search for Local Businesses

People have found Google's 'Search-by-Location' to be a useful tool when planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) California. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).

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