Daly City, California
About Daly City
Set in the western part of California, Daly City is a mid-size city, home to 101,418 residents as of the latest Census estimates. It stands among the 500 most populous places in the United States (#332 nationwide).
Officially, Daly City is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 7.65 square miles, giving it one of the denser urban centers in the region at roughly 13,257 residents per square mile.
📰 Daly City News Today
- News - Beyond the Storefront: Inside the Army’s "Stationless" Recruiting Revolution in Daly City DVIDS · Aug 18
- This Bay Area city became a Filipino American haven. Now many can’t afford to stay San Francisco Chronicle · Aug 17
- 3 Daly City, 2 South SF Residents Among SMC Death Notices Patch · Aug 18
- Used 2015 Honda Accord Sport for sale in Daly City, CA - 1HGCR2F53FA075409 JD Power · Aug 18
- Daly City Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 23
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Daly City Unique
- The only place in America named Daly City — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
- Big-city energy: 13,257 people per square mile.
- Positioned in western California, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
Why People Love It Here
- Full urban amenities: dining, healthcare, education, and employment in one place.
- Serious economic gravity — one of the region's employment and cultural hubs.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 5 miles.
📍 Neighborhoods in Daly City
Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Daly City
- 1428 Haight — american
- 3rd Cousin
- 4505 Burgers & BBQ — barbecue
- 54 Mint — italian
- 7 Leaves — bubble tea (café)
- ABSteak — steak house
- Aaha Indian Cuisine — indian
- Absinthe Brasserie & Bar — french
- Abu Salim Middle Eastern Grill — middle eastern
- Agrodolce Provisions — italian
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- Adobe Books and Arts Cooperative · Art gallery
- American Bookbinders Museum · Museum
- Andrea Schwartz Gallery · Art gallery
- Art Haus · Art gallery
- Artists Television Access · Art gallery
- Asian Art Museum of San Francisco · Museum
- Bay Area Smash Room · Arcade
- Birdhouse Gallery · Art gallery
- Boom & Bust Course · Theme park
- Cable Car Turntable (Powell & Market) · Attraction
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Daly City
- 24th & York Mini Park reviews ★
- 29th & Diamond Open Space reviews ★
- Alice Chalmers Playground reviews ★
- Alioto Community Garden · Garden reviews ★
- Alioto Mini Park reviews ★
- Andean Cloud Forest Garden · Garden reviews ★
- Argonne Community Garden reviews ★
- Arkansas Friendship Community Garden · Garden reviews ★
- Arlington Community Garden · Garden reviews ★
- Australia Garden · Garden reviews ★
- Bayfront Park reviews ★
- Benches Park reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Daly City
- Bayshore
- Daniel Webster Elementary
- Fernando Rivera Intermediate
- Franklin Delano Roosevelt Elementary
- George Washington Elementary
- John F. Kennedy Elementary
- Margaret Pauline Brown Elementary
- Marjorie H. Tobias Elementary
- Panorama Elementary
- Summit Public School: Shasta
- Thomas Edison Elementary
- Thomas R. Pollicita Middle
- Westlake Elementary
- Woodrow Wilson Elementary
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.
🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare
- Ahmc Seton Medical Center ★ (1/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER
Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.