What cities are included in Northern California?

What do you call people from Northern California?

"NoCal" As you probably noticed, there is an "r" missing from this. Or is there? When we refer to Northern California in abbreviated form (which, I'll remind you, we Southern Californians rarely do), we use "NoCal" instead of NorCal because it's more pejorative.

Why is Northern California so cold?

The water along the California coast is cold for a few reasons. First, the California Current brings cold water from Alaska south along the coast. And secondly, cold water from the deep ocean comes up to the surface through a process called upwelling. So water from the deep sea is sucked to the surface.

What is the best place to live in Northern California?

The 20 Best Places to Live in Northern California

• Pleasanton.
• Menlo Park.
• Davis.
• Monterey.
• San Luis Obispo.
• Santa Cruz.
• San Mateo.
• Walnut Creek.

What is the population of California now?

California has been the most populous state in the United States officially since the 1970 census, when its population (19,953,134) exceeded that of New York State (18,237,000). California's current population is estimated at 39,536,653 per July 1, 2017 by the US Census Bureau.

How many counties are there in Northern California?

The 48-county definition is not used for the Northern California Megaregion, one of the 11 megaregions in the United States. The megaregion's area is instead defined from Metropolitan Fresno north to Greater Sacramento, and from the Bay Area east across the Nevada state line to include the entire Lake Tahoe–Reno area.

The state's major interior cities are considered part of Northern California in cases where the state is divided into two parts.

The state capital is Sacramento. Los Angeles is California's most populous city with an estimated population of about 4 million people.