California

California is a census-designated place and community in , , United States. The population was 11,857 at the 2010 census, an increase of 27.4% from the 2000 census.
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  • Type: Town with 12,900 residents
  • Description: census-designated place in St. Mary’s County, Maryland, United States
  • Also known as: Benita”, “Benitia”, “California, Maryland”, and “California, MD
  • Postal code: 20619

Places of Interest

Highlights include Saint Marys River State Park and Saint Andrews Church.

Park
St. Mary's River State Park is a public recreation area located in , . The state park consists of two sites: one encompasses 250-acre St. is situated 2 miles south of California.

Church
Photo: Pubdog, Public domain.
St. Andrew's Church is a historic church located at 44078 St. Andrew's Church Road, California near , . It was built in 1766 to serve as the parish church of St. is situated 2½ miles west of California.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wildewood and Spencers Wharf.

Village
is a planned community and census-designated place in , , United States. It is in east-central St. Mary's County, 7 miles east of , the county seat, and 58 miles southeast of It is bordered to the east by the unincorporated community of California. is situated 2 miles west of California.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in , , United States. It lies at an elevation of 13 feet. is situated 2½ miles northeast of California.

Photo: Pubdog, Public domain.
For the island chain in the , see . is a resort area in , near the Patuxent Naval Air Station. within a two-hour drive of , and .

California

Latitude
38.29763° or 38° 17′ 52″ north
Longitude
-76.50811° or 76° 30′ 29″ west
Population
12,900
Elevation
98 feet (30 metres)
United Nations Location Code
US CA2
Open location code
87C57FXR+3Q
Open­Street­Map ID
node 158384239
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
4350049
Wiki­data ID
Q754623
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“California” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: كاليفورنيا
  • Basque: California
  • Cebuano: California
  • Chinese: California
  • Chinese: 加利福尼亞
  • Dutch: California
  • Egyptian Arabic: كاليفورنيا
  • French: California
  • German: California
  • Gilaki: کاليفؤرنيا (مريلند)
  • Gilaki: کاليفؤرنيا
  • Irish: California
  • Italian: California
  • Japanese: カリフォルニア (メリーランド州)
  • Japanese: カリフォルニア
  • Kazakh: Kalïfornïya
  • Kazakh: Калифорния
  • Kazakh: كالىيفورنىييا
  • Kirghiz: Калифорния
  • Ladin: California
  • Min Nan Chinese: California
  • Persian: کلفرنیا، مریلند
  • Persian: کلفرنیا
  • Polish: California
  • Portuguese: California
  • Serbian: Калифорнија
  • Serbo-Croatian: California, Maryland
  • Serbo-Croatian: California
  • Slovenian: California
  • South Azerbaijani: کالیفورنیا، مریلند
  • Spanish: California (Maryland)
  • Spanish: California
  • Tatar: Калифорния (Мэриленд)
  • Tatar: Калифорния
  • Ukrainian: Каліфорнія
  • Urdu: کیلیفورنیا، میری لینڈ
  • Uzbek: California
  • Uzbek: Cалифорниа
  • Vietnamese: California, Maryland
  • Vietnamese: California
  • Volapük: California
  • Welsh: California

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as North Town Creek Manor and Barefoot Acres.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and First Church of Christ Scientist.

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