Map of California city, Kentucky

California is a home rule-class city in Campbell County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 90 at the 2010 census.

California city overview:
Name:	California city
LSAD Code:	25
LSAD Description:	city (suffix)
State:	Kentucky
County:	Campbell County
Elevation:	482 ft (147 m)
Total Area:	0.22 sq mi (0.57 km²)
Land Area:	0.22 sq mi (0.57 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	83
Population Density:	377.27/sq mi (145.81/km²)
ZIP code:	41007
Area code:	859
FIPS code:	2111872
GNISfeature ID:	0488613

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California online map. Source: Basemap layers from Google Map, Open Street Map (OSM), Arcgisonline, Wmflabs. Boundary Data from Database of Global Administrative Areas.

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History

California, Kentucky was founded ca. 1849, and named from news reports of the contemporaneous California Gold Rush. A post office has been in operation at California since 1852. California was incorporated as a city on February 7, 1874.

The Elijah Herndon House in California is listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Campbell County. Soprano Mary Hissem De Moss was born in California, Kentucky in 1871.

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Geography

California is located in southeastern Campbell County at 38°55′9″N 84°15′48″W / 38.91917°N 84.26333°W / 38.91917; -84.26333 (38.919144, −84.263381), along the Ohio River. Kentucky Route 8 passes just west of the community, leading northwest (downstream) along the river 23 miles (37 km) to Covington and southeast (upstream) 21 miles (34 km) to Augusta. Clermontville, in Clermont County, Ohio, is directly across the river from California, but the closest bridge across the river is Interstate 275 14 miles (23 km) downriver.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city of California has a total area of 0.25 square miles (0.66 km), all land.