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Where is California?

California is located in the county of Durham, North East England, two miles west of the town of Bishop Auckland, 12 miles north-west of the major town of Darlington, 106 miles south-east of Edinburgh, and 227 miles north of London. California falls within the unitary authority of County Durham. It is in the DL14 postcode district. The post town for California is Bishop Auckland.

California on a map

Map showing extent of California as bounding box
Bounding box showing extent of California
Map showing location of California within the UK
Location of California within the UK

Which county is California in?

California is in the ceremonial county of Durham, the historic county of Durham, and the administrative county of County Durham.

Ceremonial CountyDurham
Historic CountyDurham
Administrative CountyCounty Durham

Where is California in Durham?

California is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Durham, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Durham.

Map showing location of California within Durham
Location of California within Durham

What is the postcode for California?

The nearest postcode to the centre of California is DL14 0DR.

Where is California in DL14?

California is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the DL14 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the DL14 postcode district.

Map showing location of California within DL14
Location of California within DL14

What is the post town for California?

The post town for California is Bishop Auckland. California is in the DL14 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Bishop Auckland.

What is the latitude and longitude of California?

The centre of California is located at position 54.66151° latitude and -1.72051° longitude.

Latitude54.66151°
Longitude-1.72051°

What is the easting and northing of California?

The centre of California is located at the grid reference easting 418127 and northing 529638 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting418127
Northing529638

What are the nearest towns to California?

Position of California relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of California to the centre of the town.

west
2m
California is 2 miles west of Bishop Auckland
south
4m
California is 4 miles south of Willington
north-west
4m
California is 4 miles north-west of Shildon
south
4m
California is 4 miles south of Crook
south-west
5m
California is 5 miles south-west of Spennymoor
north-west
7m
California is 7 miles north-west of Newton Aycliffe
west
7m
California is 7 miles west of Ferryhill
south-east
7m
California is 7 miles south-east of Tow Law
south-east
8m
California is 8 miles south-east of Wolsingham
west
11m
California is 11 miles west of Sedgefield

What are the nearest cities to California?

Position of California relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of California to the centre of the city.

south-west
10m
California is 10 miles south-west of Durham
south-west
21m
California is 21 miles south-west of Sunderland
south
22m
California is 22 miles south of Newcastle upon Tyne
north
37m
California is 37 miles north of Ripon
east
51m
California is 51 miles east of Carlisle
north-west
55m
California is 55 miles north-west of York
north
60m
California is 60 miles north of Leeds
north
60m
California is 60 miles north of Bradford
north-east
61m
California is 61 miles north-east of Lancaster
north
68m
California is 68 miles north of Wakefield