Welcome to Vacaville ...
The city of Vacaville is located in Solano County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Vacaville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1854.
The city was incorporated August 9, 1892.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Vacaville has a population of 100,914 people<2> (see below for details).
Vacaville is 150 feet [46 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Vacaville lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Vacaville: 707 & 369<4>
The ZIP codes for Vacaville: 95687-95688, 95696<5>
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Vacaville had an population of 100,914 people. This is an increase of 9.18% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 13.87% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Vacaville had a population of 92,428 people (which is 22.33% of the total population of Solano County). This makes Vacaville the county's 3rd most populous community.
The population of Vacaville represents 0.25% of the total population of California (which has 37,253,956 people), making it the state's 76th most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 92,428 people, the population of Vacaville increased 4.29% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 88,625 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Vacaville.
Websites for Vacaville ...
Official Website: www.cityofvacaville.com/
Chamber of Commerce: www.vacavillechamber.com/
Communities near Vacaville ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Vacaville.
- Fairfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Fairfield is located in Solano County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117,580 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfield <6>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Fairfield
- From Vacaville to Fairfield
- Napa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napa
- Napa is located in Napa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77,032 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Napa <6>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Napa
- From Vacaville to Napa
- Davis
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Davis is located in Yolo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68,805 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davis <6>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Davis
- From Vacaville to Davis
- Suisun City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suisun City
- Suisun City is located in Solano County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,305 people
- Suisun City has also been known as:
- Suisun
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Suisun City <6>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Suisun City
- From Vacaville to Suisun City
- American Canyon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American Canyon
- American Canyon is located in Napa County
- Estimated population in 2015: 20,554 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for American Canyon <6>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to American Canyon
- From Vacaville to American Canyon
- Dixon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- 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 <6>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Dixon
- From Vacaville to Dixon
- Winters
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- 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 <6>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Winters
- From Vacaville to Winters
- Cannon ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cannon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
- Cannon is located in Solano County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Cannon
- From Vacaville to Cannon
- Hartley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartley
- Hartley is located in Solano County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Hartley
- From Vacaville to Hartley
- Allendale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
- Allendale is located in Solano County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Allendale
- From Vacaville 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 Vacaville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Vacaville.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Vacaville. 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 Vacaville.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Vacaville. Our list includes 7 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Vacaville.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Vacaville ...
Looking for more information about Vacaville? 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 Vacaville, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Vacaville.
Adding Vacaville to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Vacaville 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 Vacaville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>
X2X - From that list, the Vacaville post office opened in 1854.
We also found Vacaville in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Vacaville.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Vacaville: www.cityofvacaville.com/
The official website for Solano County: www.co.solano.ca.us/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Solano, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Vacaville. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Vacaville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 707 code has been Overlayed with the 369 area code. New phone numbers in the Vacaville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 707 or 369. As a result, placing a call in the Vacaville area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Vacaville). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Vacaville or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). Our list of ZIP Codes for Vacaville includes: 95687 & 95688. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <8> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |