City Details: San Francisco
A few alternate names for San Francisco are: Franciscopolis, Frisco, Kapalakiko, Khiu-kim-san, Khiu-kîm-sân, Lungsod ng San Francisco, New Albion, SF, SFO, San Francisco
San Francisco, officially the City and County of San Francisco, is a commercial, financial, and cultural center of Northern California. With a population of 827,526 residents as of 2024, San Francisco is the fourth-most populous city in the U.S. state of California and the 17th-most populous in the United States. San Francisco has a land area of 46.9 square miles at the upper end of the San Francisco Peninsula and is the fifth-most densely populated U.S. county. Among U.S. cities proper with over 250,000 residents, San Francisco is ranked first by per capita income and sixth by aggregate income as of 2023. San Francisco anchors the 13th-most populous metropolitan statistical area in the U.S., with almost 4.6 million residents in 2023. The larger San Jose–San Francisco–Oakland combined statistical area, the fifth-largest urban region in the U.S., had a 2023 estimated population of over nine million.
General Information
- Official Name: United States of America
- Common Name: United States
- Population: 864816
- Timezone: America/Los_Angeles
- Coordinates: 37.77493, -122.41942
- Country Code: USA
- Continent: North America
Closest Airports to San Francisco
- 1. Alameda Naval Air Station (NGZ), distance from city center: 8.87 km
- 2. San Francisco International Airport (SFO), distance from city center: 17.77 km
- 3. Metropolitan Oakland International Airport (OAK), distance from city center: 18.44 km
Location of San Francisco
Country Details
- Country: United States
- Official Name: United States of America
- Capital: Washington, D.C.
- Region: Americas
- Subregion: North America
- Population: 329,484,123
- Area: 9,372,610 km²
- Languages: English
- Currency: United States dollar ($)
- Timezones: UTC-12:00, UTC-11:00, UTC-10:00, UTC-09:00, UTC-08:00, UTC-07:00, UTC-06:00, UTC-05:00, UTC-04:00, UTC+10:00, UTC+12:00
- Flag:
Has borders with:
- Canada
- Mexico
Holidays in San Francisco, United States of America
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- New Year's Day - 2026-01-01
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Day - 2026-01-19
- Lincoln's Birthday - 2026-02-12
- Washington's Birthday - 2026-02-16
- Good Friday - 2026-04-03
- Good Friday - 2026-04-03
- Truman Day - 2026-05-08
- Memorial Day - 2026-05-25
- Juneteenth National Independence Day - 2026-06-19
- Independence Day - 2026-07-03
- Labour Day - 2026-09-07
- Columbus Day - 2026-10-12
- Indigenous Peoples' Day - 2026-10-12
- Veterans Day - 2026-11-11
- Thanksgiving Day - 2026-11-26
- Christmas Day - 2026-12-25
Daylight Saving Time in San Francisco, United States of America
| Year | DST Start | DST End |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Mar 9, 2025, 10:00 AM | Nov 2, 2025, 10:00 AM |
| 2026 | Mar 8, 2026, 10:00 AM | Nov 1, 2026, 10:00 AM |
| 2027 | Mar 14, 2027, 10:00 AM | Nov 7, 2027, 10:00 AM |
| 2028 | Mar 12, 2028, 10:00 AM | Nov 5, 2028, 10:00 AM |
| 2029 | Mar 11, 2029, 10:00 AM | Nov 4, 2029, 10:00 AM |
| 2030 | Mar 10, 2030, 10:00 AM | Nov 3, 2030, 10:00 AM |
| 2031 | Mar 9, 2031, 10:00 AM | Nov 2, 2031, 10:00 AM |
| 2032 | Mar 14, 2032, 10:00 AM | Nov 7, 2032, 10:00 AM |
| 2033 | Mar 13, 2033, 10:00 AM | Nov 6, 2033, 10:00 AM |
| 2034 | Mar 12, 2034, 10:00 AM | Nov 5, 2034, 10:00 AM |
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Museums in San Francisco, United States of America
De Young Museum
50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive, San Francisco, CA 94118, United States of America
Coordinates: 37.7715° N, 122.4691° W
Hours: Tu-Su 09:30-17:15 • Mo off
Cable Car Powerhouse and Barn
1201 Mason Street, San Francisco, CA 94108, United States of America
Coordinates: 37.7948° N, 122.4119° W
Hours: Tu-Th 10:00-16:00 • Fr-Su 10:00-17:00 • Mo 00:00-24:00
USS Pampanito
Pier 45, San Francisco, CA 94133, United States of America
Coordinates: 37.8100° N, 122.4164° W
Hours: Mo-Su 10:00-18:00
American Bookbinders Museum
Clementina Street, San Francisco, CA 94104, United States of America
Coordinates: 37.7813° N, 122.4028° W
Hours: Tu-Sa 10:00-16:00
Musée Mécanique
Pier 45 Fishermans Wharf, San Francisco, CA 94133, United States of America
Coordinates: 37.8092° N, 122.4158° W
Hours: Mo-Su,PH 10:00-20:00
San Francisco Railway Museum
77 Steuart Street, San Francisco, CA 94105, United States of America
Coordinates: 37.7938° N, 122.3937° W
Hours: Tu-Sa 12:00-17:00
GLBT History Museum
4127 18th Street, San Francisco, CA 94114, United States of America
Coordinates: 37.7608° N, 122.4356° W
Hours: 11:00-18:00 • Su 12:00-17:00 • Tu closed
Letterform Archive
2325 3rd Street, San Francisco, CA 94158, United States of America
Coordinates: 37.7598° N, 122.3882° W
Hours: Th 13:00-20:00 • Fr-Su 11:00-18:00
Asian Art Museum of San Francisco
200 Larkin Street, San Francisco, CA 94102, United States of America
Coordinates: 37.7803° N, 122.4160° W
Hours: Th 13:00-20:00 • Fr-Mo 10:00-17:00
California Academy of Sciences
55 Music Concourse Drive, San Francisco, CA 94118, United States of America
Coordinates: 37.7698° N, 122.4661° W
Hours: Mo-Sa 09:30-17:00 • Su 11:00-17:00
National Maritime Museum
Beach Street, San Francisco, CA 94123, United States of America
Coordinates: 37.8064° N, 122.4239° W
Hours: We-Su 10:00-16:00
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
151 3rd Street, San Francisco, CA 94103, United States of America
Coordinates: 37.7859° N, 122.4007° W
Hours: Mo-Tu,Fr-Su 10:00-17:00 • Th 12:00-20:00 • May 27-Sep 4 10:00-20:00 • Dec 25 off
Contemporary Jewish Museum
736 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA 94104, United States of America
Coordinates: 37.7860° N, 122.4037° W
Hours: Fr-Tu 11:00-17:00 • Th 11:00-20:00 • We off
Pier 24
94105 The Embarcadero, San Francisco, CA 94105, United States of America
Coordinates: 37.7895° N, 122.3877° W
Haas-Lilienthal House
2007 Franklin Street, San Francisco, CA 90214, United States of America
Coordinates: 37.7933° N, 122.4250° W
Hours: 24/7 off
Walt Disney Family Museum
104 Montgomery Street, San Francisco, CA 94129, United States of America
Coordinates: 37.8014° N, 122.4587° W
Hours: Th-Su 10:00-17:30 • Dec 24, Dec 31 10:00-16:00 • Nov Th[4] off • Dec 25 off • Jan 01 off •
Truhlsen-Marmor Museum of the Eye
645 Beach Street, San Francisco, CA 90214, United States of America
Coordinates: 37.8066° N, 122.4202° W
Hours: We-Su 11:00-16:30
San Francisco Historical Society Museum
608 Commercial Street, San Francisco, CA 94111, United States of America
Coordinates: 37.7943° N, 122.4036° W
Hours: Tu-Sa 10:00-16:00
Museum of the African Diaspora
685 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA 94104, United States of America
Coordinates: 37.7865° N, 122.4015° W
Hours: We-Sa 11:00-18:00 • Su 12:00-17:00
Exploratorium
Herb Caen Way..., San Francisco, CA 94111, United States of America
Coordinates: 37.8009° N, 122.3985° W
Hours: Tu-Su 10:00-17:00 • Jun 19 - Sep 4 Mo-Su 10:00-17:00, Fr 10:00-21:00