Welcome to Davis ...

The city of Davis is located in Yolo County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Davis, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1907.

The city was incorporated March 28, 1917.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Davis has a population of 69,274 people<2> (see below for details).

Davis is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Davis: 530

The ZIP codes for Davis: 95616-95617<4>

Going back to its beginning, The community of Davis was originally named Davisville. For more information about the names of Davis, see The Names of Davis on our Genealogy Page.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Davis had an population of 69,274 people. This is an increase of 5.57% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 14.87% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Davis had a population of 65,622 people (which is 32.64% of the total population of Yolo County). This makes Davis the county's most populous community.

The population of Davis represents 0.18% of the total population of California (which has 37,253,956 people), making it the state's 122nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 65,622 people, the population of Davis increased 8.81% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 60,308 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Davis.

Communities Also Named Davis ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 50 communities that are also named Davis - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois (2), Indiana (2), Kentucky, Louisiana (3), Maine, Maryland (2), Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi (3), Missouri (2), New Hampshire (2), New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio (5), Oklahoma, Pennsylvania (3), Saskatchewan, South Dakota, Tennessee (2), Texas (2), Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia (2), Wisconsin and Wyoming.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Davis.

Websites for Davis ...

Official Website: www.cityofdavis.org/

Communities near Davis ...

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

• Sacramento
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacramento
  • Sacramento is located in Sacramento County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 512,838 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sacramento <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Sacramento
  • From Davis to Sacramento
• Vacaville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vacaville
  • Vacaville is located in Solano County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 101,332 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vacaville <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Vacaville
  • From Davis to Vacaville
• Woodland
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
  • Woodland is located in Yolo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,446 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodland <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Woodland
  • From Davis to Woodland
• West Sacramento
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sacramento
  • West Sacramento is located in Yolo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,680 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Sacramento <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to West Sacramento
  • From Davis to West Sacramento
• Dixon
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
  • Dixon is located in Solano County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,440 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dixon <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Dixon
  • From Davis to Dixon
• Winters
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winters
  • Winters is located in Yolo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,460 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winters <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Winters
  • From Davis to Winters
• Plainfield
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Plainfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
  • Plainfield is located in Yolo County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Plainfield
  • From Davis to Plainfield
• Batavia
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Batavia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batavia
  • Batavia is located in Solano County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Batavia
  • From Davis to Batavia
• Bryte
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryte
  • Bryte is located in Yolo County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bryte <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Bryte
  • From Davis to Bryte
• Allendale
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
  • Allendale is located in Solano County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Allendale
  • From Davis to Allendale

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 Davis. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Davis.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Davis. 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 Davis.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Davis. Our list includes 7 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Davis.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Davis ...

Looking for more information about Davis? 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 Davis, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Davis.

Adding Davis to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Davis 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 Davis was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Davis mentioned on a train schedule titled Southern Pacific Railroad Time Tables (August 1903).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Davis.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Davis: www.cityofdavis.org/

The official website for Yolo County: www.yolocounty.org/

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