Map of Lathrop city, California

Lathrop is a city located 9 miles (14 km) south of Stockton in San Joaquin County, California, United States. The 2022 California Census reported that Lathrop’s population was 30,659. The city is located in Northern California at the intersection of Interstate 5 and California State Route 120, in the San Joaquin Valley.

Lathrop city overview:
Name:	Lathrop city
LSAD Code:	25
LSAD Description:	city (suffix)
State:	California
County:	San Joaquin County
Incorporated:	July 1, 1989
Elevation:	23 ft (7 m)
Total Area:	21.01 sq mi (54.41 km²)
Land Area:	19.83 sq mi (51.35 km²)
Water Area:	1.18 sq mi (3.06 km²) 4.79%
Total Population:	28,701
Population Density:	1,400/sq mi (530/km²)
ZIP code:	95330
Area code:	209
FIPS code:	0640704
GNISfeature ID:	1658948
Website:	www.ci.lathrop.ca.us

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History

Lathrop was platted when the transcontinental railroad was extended to that point around 1868. A post office has been in operation at Lathrop since 1871. The city was named for Jane Stanford, née Lathrop, wife of Leland Stanford.

On September 6, 1869, four months after the golden spike ceremony of the first transcontinental railroad at Promontory Summit, the San Joaquin Railroad Bridge at Mossdale Crossing at Lathrop was finished by Western Pacific. This actually completed the last link of the transcontinental railroad to the Pacific coast with the first through train from Sacramento arriving that evening at the Alameda Wharf in San Francisco Bay.

On August 14, 1889, former Chief Justice of California David S. Terry assaulted United States Supreme Court Justice Stephen J. Field, at the train station in Lathrop. Field’s bodyguard, United States Marshal David Neagle (formerly assigned to Tombstone, Arizona), shot and killed Terry. The events led to the United States Supreme Court decision In re Neagle, which granted immunity from state prosecution to federal officers acting within the scope of their federal authority.

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Geography

Lathrop is located at 37°49′1″N 121°17′19″W / 37.81694°N 121.28861°W / 37.81694; -121.28861 (37.816904, -121.288633). The San Joaquin River is on the west side of Lathrop and has elevation of 20 feet (7 m).

Neighboring cities and towns include Stockton, Manteca, Ripon, French Camp, and Tracy.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city covers an area of 23.0 square miles (60 km) of which 1.1 square miles (2.8 km) (4.79%) is covered by water.