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.

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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

United States 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: Flag of {countryDetailsInfoJson[0].name.common}

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

Museum

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

Museum

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

Museum

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

Museum

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Pier 24

94105 The Embarcadero, San Francisco, CA 94105, United States of America

Coordinates: 37.7895° N, 122.3877° W

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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

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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 •

Museum

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

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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

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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

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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