Bay Area

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Category: California

The Bay Area of California is usually defined as encompassing the nine counties which border the San Francisco Bay

• San Francisco City and County
• San Mateo County - Daly City, San Mateo, Redwood City, Half Moon Bay
• Santa Clara County - Palo Alto, Mountain View, San Jose, Gilroy
• Alameda County - Fremont, Livermore, Oakland, Berkeley
• Contra Costa County - Walnut Creek, Richmond, Martinez, Antioch
• Solano County - Vallejo, Fairfield, Vacaville
• Napa County - Napa, St. Helena, Calistoga
• Sonoma County - Sonoma, Petaluma, Santa Rosa
• Marin County - Novato, San Rafael, Sausalito

Some other neighboring counties in Northern California are sometimes considered as part of an "extended" Bay Area

• Santa Cruz County - Santa Cruz, Scotts Valley
• northern Monterey County - Monterey, Salinas
• Yolo County - Davis
• Sacramento County - Sacramento
• San Joaquin County - Stockton, Tracy