Pacifica, California

Pacifica is a city in San Mateo County, California. It is on the coast of the Pacific Ocean between San Francisco and Half Moon Bay.

Pacifica, California
City
A storm in Pacifica
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Nickname:  The fog capital of California
Location in San Mateo County and the state of California
Coordinates: 37°37′22″N 122°29′8″W
Country	United States
State	California
County	San Mateo
Incorporated	November 22, 1957[1]
Area [2]
• Total	12.59 sq mi (32.61 km2)
• Land	12.58 sq mi (32.59 km2)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2)  0.01%
Elevation [3]	82 ft (25 m)
Population  (2020)[4]
• Total	38,640
• Density	3,100/sq mi (1,200/km2)
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP codes	94044, 94045
Area code	650
FIPS code	06-54806
GNIS feature IDs	277613, 2411351
Website	www.cityofpacifica.org

Economy

Top employers

According to the City's 2009 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report,^[5] the top employers in the city are:

#	Employer	# of Employees
1	Pacifica School District	307
2	City of Pacifica	287
3	Safeway	214
4	Jefferson Union High School District	170
5	Lucky	125
6	Rite Aid	52
7	Recology of the Coast[source?]	50
8	Ross	48
9	North Coast County Water District	22

Education

Primary and secondary schools

The public elementary and middle school district, known as Pacifica School District, (formerly the Laguna Salada School District), consists of Vallemar, Cabrillo, Ingrid B. Lacy, Sunset Ridge, Ortega, Linda Mar and Ocean Shore schools. Pacifica has one private high school and two public high schools which are part of the Jefferson Union High School District.

Public libraries

Peninsula Library System operates the Pacifica-Sanchez Library and the Pacifica-Sharp Park Library.^[6]