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California Cities A-Z

Can you name these California cities starting with each letter of the alphabet?
A couple of them are not incorporated
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First submittedOctober 8, 2013
Times taken17,120
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City
A
Home to Disneyland
Anaheim
B
Where the original University of California campus is located
Berkeley
C
NWA came straight outta here
Compton
D
Immediately south of San Francisco
Daly City
E
The seat of Humboldt County, it name is also California's motto
Eureka
F
Largest city in the Central Valley
Fresno
G
Adjacent to Burbank and Hollywood
Glendale
H
Largest city on the coast of Orange County
Huntington Beach
I
Where the Coachella Festival is held
Indio
J
Shares its name with a nearby National Park
Joshua Tree
K
"Royal" city on US-101 near Monterey
King City
L
Center of the entertainment world
Los Angeles
M
Many of its celebrity beachfront homes were destroyed in the 2025 Palisades Fire
Malibu
N
Center of California's most famous wine region
Napa
O
Lost its NFL team in 2019 and its MLB team in 2024
Oakland
P
Where the Rose Bowl is located
Pasadena
Q
Neighbor of Lancaster and Palmdale
Quartz Hill
R
Most populous city in the Inland Empire
Riverside
S
Has a border with Tijuana, Mexico
San Diego
T
Desert city with almost thirty palm trees
Twentynine Palms
U
County seat of Mendocino County on the Russian River
Ukiah
V
Officially known as San Buenaventura
Ventura
W
Where Richard Nixon grew up, after being born in nearby Yorba Linda
Whittier
X
 
 
Y
Home to the French Laundry, a Michelin three star restaurant
Yountville
Z
Of all the official place names in the U.S., this one is alphabetically last
Zzyzx
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36 Comments
camus
+5
Level 80
Dec 28, 2013
It's too bad that San Francisco, San Diego, Sacramento, Santa Barbara and Santa Monica all start with an S.
ander217
+5
Level 73
Jan 31, 2015
And San Jose.
EytanMelech
+2
Level 66
May 28, 2021
Santa Rosa, Santa Clarita, Santa Ana...
RuthlessCosmo
+2
Level 78
Feb 4, 2026
Stockton, Shasta, Sausalito, Saugus, San Isidro, Suisun City, Sierra City, Sierraville (the last two require a visit to the boondocks--worth the trip).
kalbahamut
+5
Level 79
Dec 28, 2013
I would have gone with Davis for D. Used to live there. Nice town. Or Dixon where I used to work. Then I wouldn't have missed that one. :( Couldn't remember Daly City.
TravelingMama
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Level 72
Oct 24, 2019
Daly's main claim to fame is being the epicenter of the 1906 earthquake.
RuthlessCosmo
+2
Level 78
Feb 4, 2026
And also the inspiration for Malvina Reynolds' song "Little Boxes."
DiscoBayGolfer
+2
Level 80
Dec 28, 2013
21 but I do live here. Couldn't think of King City, Joshua Tree or Quartz Hill. Could have gone with Discovery Bay for D as well. Great little community. By the way kalbahamut, I grew in Green Valley. Between Fairfield & Napa. 25 minutes to Dixon and a touch more to Davis.
kalbahamut
+3
Level 79
Dec 28, 2013
Nice area all around. I'm originally from the Northern VA/Washington DC area, but I spent about 3 months living in San Pablo/Richmond and a year and a half in Davis. I worked for a while at the Denny's in Dixon. Don't eat there.
Slipsteen
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Level 80
Dec 29, 2013
There is a Zzyzx, CA. Just thought I'd mention it since the Z was blank.
markthoma
+2
Level 72
Sep 5, 2019
I love the backstory on Zzyzx, too. Really neat history. It is not incorporated but there is a CSU Desert Studies Center there and people do visit that and the site. It's pronounced so it rhymes with "Isaacs." :-)
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Feb 1, 2026
Added it.
sillie
+3
Level 75
Nov 2, 2014
I tried both Jellostone and Jellystone for the national park.
ander217
+8
Level 73
Jan 31, 2015
Wrong state. That's in Wjoming.
j1gglyp11mp
+2
Level 26
Jan 7, 2015
"NWA cam straight outta here" I was hella weak omg
DonTheLamplighter
+2
Level 87
Jul 3, 2017
Translation, please?
EytanMelech
+1
Level 66
May 28, 2021
Translation: The hip-hop musical group, NWA, found its origins located within this city in the state of California.
Sifhraven
+3
Level 76
Oct 4, 2024
I believe it was the "I was hella weak omg" that needed the translation
DonTheLamplighter
+1
Level 87
Feb 3, 2026
You are correct. Almost 9 years later and I still don't understand what they were saying.
blakeaz
+3
Level 40
Feb 4, 2026
it means they are laughing a lot
mightythor
+4
Level 68
Jan 22, 2015
It's just "OC". "The OC" is a TV show.
englishsystem
+5
Level 67
Oct 30, 2015
Missed K and W. California is one of only a few states that make the USA worthwhile with regards to fun. California love <3.
joeythelemur
+6
Level 80
Jul 16, 2019
What are you on about? There's a LOT more to the US than California.
EytanMelech
+1
Level 66
May 28, 2021
California also *barely* qualifies as a state. Easily one of the worst.
AllHailKingHomer
+2
Level 81
Jul 27, 2017
All easy except Quartz Hill. Though I wouldn't get Upland if I didn't have family there
Jeremy
+2
Level 79
Oct 3, 2020
Looks like it's time for an update, the Raiders no longer play in Oakland.
Quizmaster
+2
Level ∞
Oct 4, 2020
Updated
RuthlessCosmo
+1
Level 78
Feb 4, 2026
And if the Warriors aren't "Oakland" enough to be mentioned in that connection, then you could include the Oakland Oaks of the ABA, who absconded to DC in 1969 and renamed themselves the Washington Caps (not to be confused with the Washington Capitals of the NHL or the Washington Wizards of the NBA, who used to be the Baltimore Bullets and before that the Chicago Zephyrs, or with the Flint Tropics). The Caps later became the Virginia Squires, who featured Dr. J; the Squires expired just before the ABA merged with the NBA.

The Oaks actually were good once. Unfortunately "once" meant "for one year," not "once upon a time."

narwaffl
+1
Level 39
May 6, 2024
no z is for zzyzx?
mez
+1
Level 72
Feb 1, 2026
should allow for spelling errors, i definitely put in too many y's
KanzazKyote
+1
Level 92
Feb 1, 2026
Couple corrections:

1. Oakland also lost the Warriors to San Francisco in 2019

2. Riverside is not the largest city in the IE, San Bernardino is.

3. The Richard Nixon presidential library is in Yorba Linda, not Whittier

Quizmaster
+2
Level ∞
Feb 1, 2026
1. We never said it didn't. Left out because it was never really an "Oakland" team

2. Riverside is correct.

3. Fixed

Jeremy
+1
Level 79
Feb 1, 2026
Spent a year in Twentynine Palms. There’s a ton of really cool nature out there but the heat is horrible. Left my car out in the sun all day one time and came back to see that my seatbelt had melted. Would still take it over anywhere in the LA area
LAlphy
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Level 66
Feb 3, 2026
Getting the notif that the quiz was updated and then seeing the Palisades Fire mentioned was too surreal
solaris3141
+1
Level 56
Feb 4, 2026
I didn't get la. I live in la
Hozi
+1
Level 78
Feb 18, 2026
Where Richard Nixon grew up... Watergate?
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