Country United States
State California
Founded June 29, 1776
Incorporated April 16, 1850
Founder Lieutenant José Joaquin Moraga and Father Francisco Palóu
Named for Saint Francis of Assisi
Government
- Type Mayor-Council
- Mayor Gavin Newsom (D)
- Board of Supervisors Supervisors
Eric Mar
Michela Alioto-Pier
David Chiu
Carmen Chu
Ross Mirkarimi
Chris Daly
Sean Elsbernd
Bevan Dufty
David Campos
Sophie Maxwell
John Avalos
- State Assembly Fiona Ma (D)
Tom Ammiano (D)
- State Senate Mark Leno (D)
Leland Yee (D)
- U.S. House Nancy Pelosi (D)
Jackie Speier (D)
Area
- City-county 231.92 sq mi (600.7 km2)
- Land 46.7 sq mi (121 km2)
- Water 185.2 sq mi (479.7 km2) 79.8%
- Metro 3,524.4 sq mi (9,128.2 km2)
Elevation 52 ft (16 m)
Highest elevation 925 ft (282 m)
Lowest elevation 0 ft (0 m)
Population (2008)
- City-county 815,358
- Density 17,323/sq mi (6,688.4/km2)
- Urban 3,228,605
- Metro 4,203,898
- Demonym San Franciscan
Time zone Pacific Standard Time (UTC-8)
- Summer (DST) Pacific Daylight Time (UTC-7)
ZIP Code 94101-94112, 94114-94147, 94150-94170, 94172, 94175, 94177
Area code(s) 415
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