Solano County, California
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Solano County (/səˈlɑːnoʊ/ ⓘ) is a county located in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, its population was 453,491.[5] The county seat is Fairfield.[6]
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Solano County | |
Coordinates: 38.27°N 121.94°W / 38.27; -121.94 | |
Country | United States |
State | California |
Region | San Francisco Bay Area |
Incorporated | February 18, 1850[1] |
Named for | Chief Solano of the Suisun people |
County seat | Fairfield |
Largest city | Vallejo (population) Fairfield (area) |
Government | |
• Type | Council–Administrator |
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• Chair | John Vasquez |
• Vice Chair | Monica Brown |
• County Administrator[3] | William F. Emlen |
Area | |
• Total | 906 sq mi (2,350 km2) |
• Land | 822 sq mi (2,130 km2) |
• Water | 84 sq mi (220 km2) |
Highest elevation | 2,822 ft (860 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 453,491 |
• Density | 552/sq mi (213/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−8 (Pacific Time Zone) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−7 (Pacific Daylight Time) |
Area code | 707 |
FIPS code | 06-095 |
GNIS feature ID | 277312 |
Congressional districts | 4th, 7th, 8th |
Website | www |
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Solano County comprises the Vallejo–Fairfield metropolitan statistical area, which is also included in the San Jose–San Francisco–Oakland, combined statistical area.[7] Solano County is the northeastern county in the nine-county San Francisco Bay Area region.
A portion of the South Campus at the University of California, Davis, is in Solano County.