Major California Cities
California cities with populations over 100,000 are listed below. Most cities direct residents to their county office for death certificates. A few large cities like Long Beach, Pasadena, Berkeley, and San Francisco maintain their own vital records offices. Select a city to learn about death record resources in that area.
Anaheim
Antioch
Bakersfield
Berkeley
Burbank
Carlsbad
Chico
Chula Vista
Clovis
Concord
Corona
Costa Mesa
Downey
El Cajon
El Monte
Elk Grove
Escondido
Fairfield
Fontana
Fremont
Fresno
Fullerton
Garden Grove
Glendale
Hayward
Huntington Beach
Inglewood
Irvine
Jurupa Valley
Lancaster
Long Beach
Los Angeles
Menifee
Modesto
Moreno Valley
Murrieta
Oakland
Oceanside
Ontario
Orange
Oxnard
Palmdale
Pasadena
Pomona
Rancho Cucamonga
Rialto
Richmond
Riverside
Roseville
Sacramento
Salinas
San Bernardino
San Diego
San Francisco
San Jose
San Mateo
Santa Ana
Santa Clara
Santa Clarita
Santa Maria
Santa Rosa
Simi Valley
Stockton
Sunnyvale
Temecula
Thousand Oaks
Torrance
Vacaville
Vallejo
Ventura
Victorville
Visalia
West Covina