Benicia

Also known as Benicia, California, Benicia, CA

city in Solano County, California, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: California
County: Solano
Incorporated: March 27, 1850
Mayor: Steve Young
State senator: Christopher Cabaldon ( D )
Assemblymember: Lori Wilson ( D )
U s rep: John Garamendi ( D )
Total: 14.12 sq mi (36.57 km )
Land: 12.81 sq mi (33.19 km )
Water: 1.31 sq mi (3.39 km ) 9.26%
Elevation: 26 ft (8 m)
Density: 2,117.5/sq mi (817.56/km )
Time zone: UTC−8 ( Pacific )
Summer dst: UTC−7 ( PDT )
Area code: 707, 369
Fips code: 06-05290
Gnis feature ids: 0277472 , 2409833

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Benicia
Population: 27131
Area: 40.714397
Elevation: 26
Official website: www.ci.benicia.ca.us
Image: Benicia Capitol.jpg
Households: 11455
Dialing code: 707

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Commons category: Benicia, California
Commons gallery: Benicia
postal code: 94510
inception: 1850-01-01
water as percent of area: 17.7549
water area: 7.22882
per capita income: 52942

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Benicia is a city in Solano County, California, on the north bank of the Carquinez Strait in the North Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area. It served as the capital of California for nearly thirteen months from 1853 to 1854. The population was 27,131 at the 2020 United States census. Benicia is just east of Vallejo and across the strait from Martinez.

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