California - Top 100+ Cities by Population
Population data by city is the population of the city itself, not the metro area. Data is as of 2011 estimates.
| Rank | City | State | Country | Population | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 351. | Nipomo | California | United States | 16,714 | |
| 949. | Niland | California | United States | 1,006 | |
| 737. | Nice | California | United States | 2,731 | |
| 90. | Newport Beach | California | United States | 85,186 | |
| 450. | Newman | California | United States | 10,224 | |
| 901. | Newcastle | California | United States | 1,224 | |
| 197. | Newark | California | United States | 42,573 | |
| 713. | Nevada City | California | United States | 3,068 | |
| 607. | Needles | California | United States | 4,844 | |
| 149. | National City | California | United States | 58,582 | |
| 104. | Napa | California | United States | 76,915 | |
| 609. | Myrtletown | California | United States | 4,675 | |
| 441. | Muscoy | California | United States | 10,644 | |
| 660. | Murrieta Hot Springs | California | United States | 3,644 | |
| 64. | Murrieta | California | United States | 103,466 | |
| 791. | Murphys | California | United States | 2,213 | |
| 703. | Mountain View Acres | California | United States | 3,130 | |
| 771. | Mountain View | California | United States | 2,372 | |
| 111. | Mountain View | California | United States | 74,066 | |
| 848. | Mountain Ranch | California | United States | 1,628 | |
| 459. | Mountain House | California | United States | 9,675 | |
| 675. | Mount Shasta | California | United States | 3,394 | |
| 938. | Mount Hermon | California | United States | 1,037 | |
| 708. | Moss Beach | California | United States | 3,103 | |
| 449. | Morro Bay | California | United States | 10,234 | |
| 666. | Morongo Valley | California | United States | 3,552 | |
| 213. | Morgan Hill | California | United States | 37,882 | |
| 21. | Moreno Valley | California | United States | 193,365 | |
| 358. | Moraga | California | United States | 16,016 | |
| 649. | Morada | California | United States | 3,828 | |
| 228. | Moorpark | California | United States | 34,421 | |
| 144. | Monterey Park | California | United States | 60,269 | |
| 262. | Monterey | California | United States | 27,810 | |
| 472. | Montecito | California | United States | 8,965 | |
| 139. | Montebello | California | United States | 62,500 | |
| 681. | Monte Sereno | California | United States | 3,341 | |
| 916. | Monte Rio | California | United States | 1,152 | |
| 216. | Montclair | California | United States | 36,664 | |
| 726. | Montara | California | United States | 2,909 | |
| 729. | Montalvin | California | United States | 2,876 | |
| 869. | Montague | California | United States | 1,443 | |
| 217. | Monrovia | California | United States | 36,590 | |
| 704. | Mono Vista | California | United States | 3,127 | |
| 626. | Mojave | California | United States | 4,238 | |
| 18. | Modesto | California | United States | 201,165 | |
| 79. | Mission Viejo | California | United States | 93,305 | |
| 663. | Mission Hills | California | United States | 3,576 | |
| 769. | Mission Canyon | California | United States | 2,381 | |
| 537. | Mira Monte | California | United States | 6,854 | |
| 302. | Mira Loma | California | United States | 21,930 | |
| 951. | Minkler | California | United States | 1,003 | |
| 125. | Milpitas | California | United States | 66,790 | |
| 307. | Millbrae | California | United States | 21,532 | |
| 392. | Mill Valley | California | United States | 13,903 | |
| 489. | Midway City | California | United States | 8,485 | |
| 904. | Midpines | California | United States | 1,204 | |
| 880. | Middletown | California | United States | 1,323 | |
| 946. | Mesa Verde | California | United States | 1,023 | |
| 99. | Merced | California | United States | 78,958 | |
| 480. | Mentone | California | United States | 8,720 | |
| 240. | Menlo Park | California | United States | 32,026 | |
| 103. | Menifee | California | United States | 77,519 | |
| 429. | Mendota | California | United States | 11,014 | |
| 664. | Meiners Oaks | California | United States | 3,571 | |
| 486. | Mecca | California | United States | 8,577 | |
| 695. | Meadow Vista | California | United States | 3,217 | |
| 337. | Mead Valley | California | United States | 18,510 | |
| 368. | McKinleyville | California | United States | 15,177 | |
| 409. | McFarland | California | United States | 12,707 | |
| 929. | McCloud | California | United States | 1,101 | |
| 264. | Maywood | California | United States | 27,395 | |
| 574. | Mayflower Village | California | United States | 5,515 | |
| 928. | Maxwell | California | United States | 1,103 | |
| 416. | Marysville | California | United States | 12,072 | |
| 220. | Martinez | California | United States | 35,824 | |
| 794. | Mariposa | California | United States | 2,173 | |
| 476. | Marina del Rey | California | United States | 8,866 | |
| 326. | Marina | California | United States | 19,718 | |
| 742. | Marin City | California | United States | 2,666 | |
| 915. | Maricopa | California | United States | 1,154 | |
| 912. | March Air Force Base | California | United States | 1,159 | |
| 124. | Manteca | California | United States | 67,096 | |
| 224. | Manhattan Beach | California | United States | 35,135 | |
| 495. | Mammoth Lakes | California | United States | 8,234 | |
| 395. | Malibu Beach | California | United States | 13,769 | |
| 412. | Malibu | California | United States | 12,645 | |
| 424. | Magalia | California | United States | 11,310 | |
| 469. | Madera Acres | California | United States | 9,163 | |
| 142. | Madera | California | United States | 61,416 | |
| 117. | Lynwood | California | United States | 69,772 | |
| 564. | Lucerne Valley | California | United States | 5,811 | |
| 714. | Lucerne | California | United States | 3,067 | |
| 670. | Lucerne | California | United States | 3,443 | |
| 555. | Lucas Valley-Marinwood | California | United States | 6,094 | |
| 691. | Loyola | California | United States | 3,261 | |
| 886. | Lower Lake | California | United States | 1,294 | |
| 766. | Lost Hills | California | United States | 2,412 | |
| 528. | Los Serranos | California | United States | 7,099 | |
| 386. | Los Osos | California | United States | 14,276 | |
| 919. | Los Olivos | California | United States | 1,132 |
