Welcome to Daly City ...

The city of Daly City is located in San Mateo County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Daly City, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1956.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Daly City has a population of 106,980 people<2> (see below for details).

Daly City is 180 feet [55 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Daly City lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Daly City is within the (650) area code.

The ZIP codes for Daly City: 94014-94017<4>

Websites for Daly City ...

Official Website: www.ci.daly-city.ca.us/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Daly City had an population of 106,980 people. This is an increase of 5.79% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 3.24% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Daly City had a population of 101,123 people (or 14.08% of the total population of San Mateo County). This makes Daly City the county's most populous community.

The population of Daly City represents 0.27% of the population of California (which has 37,253,956 people), making it the state's 65th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 101,123 people, the population of Daly City decreased 2.41% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 103,621 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Daly City.

Communities near Daly City ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Daly City.

• San Francisco
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Francisco
  • San Francisco is located in San Francisco County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 866,606 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Francisco <5>
• Oakland
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
  • Oakland is located in Alameda County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 424,891 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakland <5>
• Berkeley
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkeley
  • Berkeley is located in Alameda County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 122,726 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berkeley <5>
• Richmond
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
  • Richmond is located in Contra Costa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 110,038 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond <5>
• San Mateo
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Mateo
  • San Mateo is located in San Mateo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 102,398 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Mateo <5>
• San Leandro
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Leandro
  • San Leandro is located in Alameda County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 89,161 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Leandro <5>
• Redwood City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood City
  • Redwood City is located in San Mateo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 84,466 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Redwood City <5>
• Alameda
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alameda
  • Alameda is located in Alameda County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 78,841 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alameda <5>
• San Rafael
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Rafael
  • San Rafael is located in Marin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,528 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Rafael <5>
• Foster City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster City
  • Foster City is located in San Mateo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,891 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Foster City <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Daly City. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Daly City.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Daly City. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Daly City.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Daly City. Our list includes 8 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Daly City.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Daly City ...

Looking for more information about Daly City? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Daly City, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Daly City.

Adding Daly City to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Daly City in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Daly City was on a map titled Road Map for California (from Shell Oil, 1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Daly City.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Daly City: www.ci.daly-city.ca.us/

The official website for San Mateo County: www.co.sanmateo.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/