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Welcome to Mission District ...

Mission District is located in San Francisco County<1>.

Mission District is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Mission District ...

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

  • Oakland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Hayward
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Berkeley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Richmond
    (12 miles [19.3 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 <3>
  • Daly City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • San Mateo
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • San Leandro
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Alameda
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • South San Francisco
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • San Rafael
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Mission District. See our Newspapers Page for Mission District.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mission District ...

Looking for more information about Mission District? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Mission District, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Mission District.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including San Francisco, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mission District - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.