List of census-designated places in California

This article lists census-designated places (CDPs) in the U.S. state of California. There is also a separate section listing former census designated places. CDPs are unincorporated communities lacking elected municipal officers and boundaries with legal status.^[1] The term "census designated place" has been used as an official classification by the U.S. Census Bureau since 1980.^[2] Prior to that, select unincorporated communities were surveyed in the U.S. Census.^[2]

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CDP	County	Population (2020)	Population (2010)	Population (2000)	Population (1990)	Population (1980)	Notes
Bayview-Montalvin	Contra Costa	x	x	5,004	3,988	x	Split into the Bayview CDP and the Montalvin Manor CDP;^[6] and part annexed to the vity of Pinole prior to the 2010 U.S. Census^[4]
Bonadelle Ranchos-Madera Ranchos	Madera	x	8,569	7,300	5,705	3,272	Split into Bonadelle Ranchos CDP and Madera Ranchos CDP prior to the 2010 U.S. census.
Buena Vista	Santa Clara	x	x	1,704	x	x	Annexed to the city of San Jose prior to the 2010 U.S. census^[4]
Calwa	Fresno	x	x	x	x	6,640	First listed as an unincorporated community in the 1970 U.S. census (pop 5,191)^[8] and as a CDP in the 1980 United States census (pop. 6,640);^[7] annexed by the city of Fresno prior to the 1990 U.S. census.^[6] Not to be confused with the existing Calwa CDP.
Crestmore Heights	Riverside	x	384	x	x	x	Incorporated into the city of Jurupa Valley in 2011
Crescent City North	Del Norte	x	x	4,028	3,853	2,846	First appeared as an unincorporated community in the 1960 U.S. census (pop. 3,086) under the name Crescent Northwest.^[9]^[10] The name was changed to Crescent North in the 1970 U.S. census (pop. 3,053).^[8] In the 1980 U.S. census, it was redesignated as a census designated place.^[7] It was deleted prior to the 2010 U.S. census after being partially annexed to Crescent City.^[4]
Eastvale	Riverside	x	53,668	x	x	x	Incorporated in 2010 after the census
El Toro Station	Orange	x	x	x	6,869	7,632	First appeared as an unincorporated community in the 1970 U.S. census (pop 6,970). Deleted prior to the 2000 U.S. census after the airbase was closed
Foothill Ranch	Orange	x	x	10,899	x	x	Annexed to Lake Forest city prior to the 2010 U.S. census)
Glen Avon	Riverside	x					Incorporated into the city of Jurupa Valley in 2011
Goleta	Santa Barbara	x	x	55,204	x	x	Incorporated into the city of Goleta in 2001
Greenacres	Kern	x	x	x			Deleted prior to the 2000 U.S. Census; part annexed to city of Bakersfield
Groveland-Big Oak Flat	Tuolumne
Highlands-Baywood Park	San Mateo	x	4,027	4,210	2,644	x	Prior to the 2020 U.S. census, the CDP was split into the Highlands CDP and the Baywood Park CDP.
Laguna West-Lakeside	Sacramento	x	x	8,414	x	x	Annexed by Elk Grove city prior to the 2010 U.S. census
Mather AFB	Sacramento	x	x	x	4,885	5,245	Deleted; merged into the Rancho Cordova CDP prior to the 2000 U.S. census after the Mather Air Force Base was closed in 1993. Listed as an incorporated place in the 1970 U.S. census (pop. 7,027)
Mira Loma	Riverside	x					Incorporated into the city of Jurupa Valley in 2011
Newport Coast	Orange	x	x		x	x	Annexed to Newport Beach city prior to the 2010 U.S. census
North Woodbridge	San Joaquin	x	x	1,320	x	x	First appeared as a census designated place in the 2000 U.S. census;^[5] deleted prior to the 2010 U.S. census along with the South Woodbridge CDP to form ten new CDPS (Acampo, Collierville, Dogtown, Mountain House, Peters, Terminous, Thornton, Victor, Waterloo, and Woodbridge).^[4]
Palmdale East	Los Angeles	x	x	x			Annexed to the city of Palmdale prior to the 2000 U.S. census
Parkway–South Sacramento	Sacramento	x	x
Pedley	Riverside	x					Incorporated into the city of Jurupa Valley in 2011
Phoenix Lake-Cedar Ridge	Tuolumne
Point Dume	Los Angeles	x	x	x			Annexed to city of Mailbu
Portola Hills	Orange	x	x	6,391	x	x	Annexed to city of Lake Forest
Rancho Cordova	Sacramento	x	x	55,060	48,731	42,881	First appeared as an unincorporated place in the 1960 U.S. census (pop. 7,429) and 1970 U.S. census (pop. 30,451);^[9]^[10] Deleted prior to the 2010 U.S. census after being incorporated as a city.^[4] The Mather CDP was created at the same time as it was not part of the incorporation..^[4]
Romoland	Riverside	x	x	2,764	2,319	1,349	Annexed to city of Meifee; a new CDP was formed in the 2010 U.S. Census from area adjacent to the original CDP.^[4]
Rubidoux	Riverside	x					Incorporated into the city of Jurupa Valley in 2011
San Joaquin Hills	Orange	x	x	2,959	x	x	Annexed to Newport Beach city prior to the 2010 U.S. census
Seven Trees	Santa Clara	x	x	1,666	x	x	Annexed to the city of San Jose prior to the 2010 U.S. census^[4]
Shackelford	Stanislaus	x	3,371	5,170	x	x	Annexed to the city of Modesto in 2012
South Lake	Kern	x	x	x	1,059	x	Deleted prior to the 2000 U.S. Census; part absorbed by Weldon CDP
South Woodbridge	San Joaquin	x	x	2,825	x	x	First appeared as a census designated place in the 2000 U.S. census;^[5] deleted prior to the 2010 U.S. census along with the North Woodbridge CDP to form ten new CDPS (Acampo, Collierville, Dogtown, Mountain House, Peters, Terminous, Thornton, Victor, Waterloo, and Woodbridge).^[4]
Storrie	Plumas	x	4	5	x	x	Deleted prior to 2020 U.S. census
Sugarloaf Mountain Park	Tulare	x	0	x	x	x	Listed as a CDP in the 2010 census with zero population; deleted prior to the 2020 census.
Sunnyslope	Riverside	x	5153	4437	3766	x	Incorporated into the city of Jurupa Valley in 2011
Sunol-Midtown	Santa Clara	x	x	748	x	x	Annexed to the city of San Jose prior to the 2010 U.S. census^[6]
Trabuco Highlands	Orange	x	x	x	3,191	x	Deleted prior to the 2000 U.S. census; part annexed to Rancho Santa Margarita city

List of census-designated places in California

Former census designated places in California

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CDP^[3]	County	Population (2020)	Population (2010)^[4]	Population (2000)^[5]	Population (1990)^[6]	Population (1980)^[7]	Notes^[8]^[9]^[10]^[11]^[12]^[13]^[14]^[15]^[16]^[17]^[18]
Acalanes Ridge	Contra Costa	1,285	1,137	x	x	x
Acampo	San Joaquin	334	341	x	x	x	First appeared as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. census, one of ten CDPS (Acampo, Collierville, Dogtown, Mountain House, Peters, Terminous, Thornton, Victor, Waterloo, and Woodbridge) formed out of the deleted North Woodbridge CDP and South Woodbridge CDP.^[4]
Acton	Los Angeles	7,431	7,596	2,390	1,471	x
Adin	Modoc	205	272	x	x	x
Agua Dulce	Los Angeles	3,451	3,342	x	x	x
Aguanga	Riverside	989	1,128	x	x	x
Ahwahnee	Madera	2,296	2,246	x	x	x
Airport	Stanislaus	1,389	1,964	x	x	x	The community first was listed as an unincorporated place under the name La-Loma Airport in the 1950 U.S. census (pop. 7,866)^[10] and then under Airport in the 1960 U.S. census (pop. 3,689).^[9] It was not listed thereafter until the 2010 U.S. Census.^[4]
Alamo	Contra Costa	15,314	14,570	15,626	12,277	8,505	First appeared as an unincorporated place in the 1960 U.S. census (1,791);^[9] and then in the 1970 U.S. census under the name Alamo-Danville after being joined with the community of Danville (pop. 14,059)^[8] (Danville had a population of 3,585 in the 1960 Census).^[8] The two communities were again separated in the 1980 United States census and redesignated as census designated places.^[7]
Albion	Mendocino	153	168	x	x	x
Alderpoint	Humboldt	137	186	x	x	x
Alhambra Valley	Contra Costa	805	924	x	x	x
Alleghany	Sierra	30	58	x	x	x
Allendale	Solano	1,651	1,506	x	x	x
Allensworth	Tulare	531	471	x	x	x
Almanor	Plumas	3	0	0	x	x
Alondra Park	Los Angeles	8,569	8,592	8,622	12,215	12,096	Listed as an unincorporated place in the 1970 U.S. Census (pop. 12,193)^[8]
Alpaugh	Tulare	871	1,026	761	x	x
Alpine	San Diego	14,696	14,236	13,143	9,695	5,368	First appeared as an unincorporated community in the 1960 U.S. census (pop. 1,044);^[9] and the 1970 U.S. census (pop. 1,570).^[8]
Alpine Village	Alpine	224	114	136	x	x
Alta	Placer	615	610	x	x	x
Alta Sierra	Nevada	7,204	6,911	6,522	5,709	2,168
Alta Sierra	Kern	103	x	x	x	x
Altadena	Los Angeles	42,846	42,777	42,610	42,658	40,983	Listed as an unincorporated place in the 1960 U.S. Census (pop. 40,568)^[9] and in the 1970 U.S. census (pop. 42,415)^[8]
Alto	Marin	732	711	x	x	x
Alum Rock	Santa Clara	12,042	15,536	13,479	x	x
Amador Pines	Amador	1,118	x	x	x	x
Amesti	Santa Cruz	2,637	3,478	2,436	x	x
Anchor Bay	Mendocino	473	340	x	x	x
Angwin	Napa	2,633	3,051	3,148	3,503	3,256	Listed as an unincorporated place in the 1970 U.S. census (pop. 2,690)^[8]
Antelope	Sacramento	48,733	45,770	x	x	x
Anza	Riverside	3,075	3,014	x	x	x
Aptos	Santa Cruz	6,664	6,220	9,396	9,061	7,039	Listed as an unincorporated place in the 1970 U.S. census (pop. 8,704)^[8]
Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley	Santa Cruz	2,383	2,381	2,361	2,205	x
Arbuckle	Colusa	3,484	3,028	2,332	1,912	1,306	Listed as an unincorporated place in the 1970 U.S. census (pop. 1,037)^[8]
Arden-Arcade	Sacramento	94,569	92,186	96,025	92,040	87,570	Listed as an unincorporated place in the 1960 U.S. census (pop. 73,352)^[9] and the 1970 U.S. census (pop. 82,492)^[8]
Armona	Kings	4,274	4,156	3,239	4,156	4,274	Listed as an unincorporated place in the 1950 U.S. census (pop. 1,274),^[10] 1960 U.S. census (pop. 1,302)^[9] and the 1970 U.S. census (pop. 1,392)^[8]
Arnold	Calaveras	3,288	3,843	4,218	3,788	2,385
Aromas	Monterey, San Benito
Artois	Glenn	295	295	x	x	x