Editing Napa, California

{{Short description|City in California, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}}
{{Use American English|date=July 2016}}
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 | name                     = Napa, California
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 | subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
 | subdivision_name1        = [[California]]
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 | subdivision_name2        = [[Napa County, California|Napa]]
 | subdivision_type3        = [[Region]]
 | subdivision_name3        = [[Northern California]]
 | government_type          = Mayor and Council Government
 | leader_title             = [[Mayor]]
 | leader_name              = Scott Sedgley ([[Democratic Party (U.S.)|D]])<ref name="mayor"/>
 | established_title        = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]]
 | established_date         = March 23, 1872<ref name="AutoCK-1"/>
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 | population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
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 | population_total         = 79246
 | pop_est_as_of            = 2022
 | pop_est_footnotes        = <ref name="NapaRegisterPopulationUpdate">{{cite web|url=https://napavalleyregister.com/news/local/napa-countys-population-continues-to-shrink/article_f3784f68-cbf9-11ec-9eee-13871ef6bd1d.html|date=May 8, 2022|title=Napa County's Population Continues to Shrink|publisher=Napa Valley Register|access-date=May 13, 2022}}</ref>
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 | postal_code              = 94558, 94559, 94581
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 | area_code                = [[Area code 707|707]]
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 | population_density_km2   = 1678.80
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'''Napa''' is the largest city and [[county seat]] of [[Napa County, California|Napa County]] and a principal city of [[Wine Country]] in [[Northern California]], United States. Located in the [[North Bay (San Francisco Bay Area)|North Bay]] region of the [[Bay Area]], the city had a population of 77,480 as of the end of 2021.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://napavalleyregister.com/news/local/napa-countys-population-continues-to-shrink/article_f3784f68-cbf9-11ec-9eee-13871ef6bd1d.html | title=Napa County's population continues to shrink | date=May 8, 2022 }}</ref> Napa is a major tourist destination in California, known for its wineries, restaurants, and arts culture.

== History ==
[[File:Cayetano Juarez Adobe 1.jpg|thumb|left|The [[Cayetano Juarez Adobe|Cayetano Juárez Adobe]], built in 1845 by [[Californio]] ranchero [[Cayetano Juárez]], is the oldest building in Napa.]]

The origin of the word "Napa" is disputed.

The word "napa" is of Native American derivation and has been variously translated as "grizzly bear", "house", "motherland" or "fish". Of the many explanations of the name's origin, the most plausible seems to be that it is derived from the Patwin word ''napo'', meaning "house".<ref>{{cite web |title=California State Association of Counties |url=https://www.counties.org/pod/how-did-our-58-counties-get-their-names |website=California State Association of Counties}}</ref>

Further adding confusion, Napa was originally spelled with two Ps: Nappa.<ref>{{cite web |last=Brown |first=Alexandria |date=May 28, 2014 |title=Napa or Nappa? |url=https://napahistory.org/napa-or-nappa |access-date=October 8, 2023 |website=Napa County Historical Society}}</ref> There are maps and deeds dating back to the mid-1850s bearing this spelling. Shortly thereafter, the present spelling was adopted; the reasons for this are unclear.

===Mexican era===
At the time of the first recorded exploration into Napa Valley in 1823, the majority of the inhabitants consisted of Native Americans. Padre José Altimira, founder of [[Mission San Francisco Solano (California)|Mission San Francisco Solano]] in [[Sonoma, California|Sonoma]], led the expedition. Spanish priests converted some natives; the rest were attacked and dispersed by Mexican soldiers.<ref name="AutoCK-5"/>

The first American settlers began arriving in the area in the 1830s.

===Post-Conquest era===
[[File:06817-Napa-1905-State Hospital-Brück & Sohn Kunstverlag (cropped).jpg|thumb|left|[[Napa State Hospital]] opened in 1875.]]
Prior to the American [[Conquest of California]], Napa Valley was in California's District of Sonoma. At the time, its boundaries also included Lake County to the north. By this time, the indigenous people were either working as field laborers or living in small bands in the hills surrounding the valley. Tensions between the white settlers and Native Americans broke into war in 1850, resulting in soldiers hunting down and massacring all the natives they could find, driving the remainder north toward Clear Lake.<ref name="AutoCK-6"/> By 1870, the Native American population consisted of only a few laborers and servants working for the white settlers.

The City of Napa was founded by [[Nathan Coombs]] in 1847.<ref name="AutoCK-7"/> General [[Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo]] had paid to survey for a township downriver at Soscol Landing, where riverboats could turn around prior to Napa's founding. Instead, the Napa town site was surveyed on property Coombs had received from Nicolas Higuera, original holder of the [[Rancho Entre Napa]], a [[Ranchos of California|Mexican land grant]]. The first record of a ship navigating the river was the ''Susana'' in 1842, though by 1850 the ''Dolphin'' became the first passenger steamship to navigate the [[Napa River]] in order to open another path of commerce.

In the mid-1850s, Napa's Main Street rivaled that of many larger cities, with as many as 100 saddle horses tied to the fences on an average afternoon. [[John Patchett]] opened the first commercial winery in the county in 1859.<ref name="AutoCK-9"/> The ''[[Napa Valley Register]]'', founded by J.I. Horrell and L. Hoxie Strong, made its debut on August 10, 1863, with weekly publications until becoming a daily newspaper in 1872.<ref name="AutoCK-10"/>
[[File:Napa_Opera_House,_1018-1030_Main_St.,_Napa,_CA_9-5-2010_2-32-51_PM.JPG|thumb|left|[[Napa Valley Opera House]], built in 1879<ref>{{Cite web |title=National Register #73000414: Napa Opera House in Napa, California |url=https://noehill.com/napa/nat1973000414.asp |access-date=November 29, 2022 |website=noehill.com}}</ref>]]
The [[California Gold Rush]] of the late 1850s expanded Napa City. A tent city was erected along Main Street. Many cattle ranches were maintained, and the lumber industry had greatly expanded. Sawmills in the valley were in operation cutting up timber that was hauled by team to Napa and then shipped out on the river to [[Benicia, California|Benicia]] and [[San Francisco]].
[[File:Sam Kee Laundry Building, 1245 Main St., Napa, CA 9-5-2010 6-50-03 PM (cropped).JPG|thumb|The [[Sam Kee Laundry Building|Sam Kee Laundry]], built 1875, is the oldest commercial building in Napa.]]
In 1858, the great silver rush began in Napa Valley, and miners eagerly flocked to the eastern hills. In the 1860s, mining carried on, in a large scale, with quicksilver mines operating in many areas of Napa County. The most noted mine was the Silverado Mine, near the summit of [[Mount Saint Helena]]. At this time, the first wave of rural, foreign laborers from coastal villages of China's Canton province arrived in California and at Napa County mines. A settlement for Chinese laborers in Napa was established in the early 1860s. At its peak from the 1880s to the early 1900s, the Chinese population grew to a population of over 300 people.<ref name="AutoCK-12"/>

In 1869, F. A. Sawyer established Sawyer Tanning Company in Napa and was joined in the business by his father B. F. Sawyer a year later. It went on to become the largest tannery west of the [[Mississippi River]]. The world-famous [[Nappa leather]] or Napa leather was invented by Emanuel Manasse in Napa in 1875 while working at the Sawyer Tanning Company.

Napa was incorporated on March 23, 1872, and reincorporated in 1874 as the City of Napa.

The [[Napa State Hospital]] received its first patients in 1876. The [[Napa Valley Opera House]] became popular after its debut on February 13, 1880, with a production of [[Gilbert and Sullivan]]'s ''[[HMS Pinafore]]'', but it later languished and was closed for many years.<ref name="AutoCK-13"/> It was reestablished in the 1980s.

===Modern era===
[[File:08340-Napa, Cal.-1906-Corner Main and Second Street-Brück & Sohn Kunstverlag.jpg|thumb|left|Downtown Napa in 1906]]
Napa had become the primary business and economic center for the Napa Valley by the dawn of the 20th century. The [[San Francisco, Napa and Calistoga Railway]] was established in 1905 for passenger and freight service. The railroad carried passengers from [[Ferries of San Francisco Bay|ferry boats]] in Vallejo to stops in Napa and other locations in the valley.<ref name="AutoCK-15"/><ref name="AutoCK-16"/>

As agricultural and wine interests developed north of the city limits, much of the light industry, banking, commercial and retail activity in the county evolved within the city of Napa and in earlier times along the Napa River through the historic downtown. Napa Glove Factory was established in 1903 and was the largest plant of its kind west of [[Chicago]]. 
[[File:Andretti Winery, Napa Valley, California, USA (8400631750) (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright|[[Andretti Winery]], founded by [[Mario Andretti]] in 1996]]
Edwin Pridham and [[Peter L. Jensen]] invented the moving-coil loudspeaker in 1915 in their Napa workshop while working on an improvement for the telephone receiver. Pridham and Jensen went on to found the [[Magnavox]] Company in 1917.<ref name="AutoCK-17"/> In the late 19th century and early 20th century, Napa was known for having a sizable [[red-light district]], with [[brothel]]s primarily concentrated on and around Clinton Street.<ref name="AutoCK-18"/>

Following studies made by the [[U.S. Department of the Interior]] in 1930–40s, the [[U.S. Congress]] authorized channel improvements on Napa River and construction of a dam on Conn Creek as part of the [[Flood Control Act of 1944]], though funding was never approved. The City of Napa funded and built the dam in order to create the water conservation reservoir [[Lake Hennessey]] in 1948; however, flooding continued to be a problem. 
[[File:Grove_-_Stierch_-_April_2019_02.jpg|thumb|left|[[The Culinary Institute of America at Copia]] opened in 2016.]]
The [[Napa River flood of 1986|1986 Napa River flood]] revived public interest in finding a remedy. After a plan to widen the river channel proposed by the [[United States Army Corps of Engineers|Army Corps of Engineers]] was presented in 1995 and roundly rejected, a group of special interests called Friends of the River formed, which built consensus on a "living river" plan. Voters in the County of Napa narrowly approved an increase of sales tax in a March 1998 election to fund the [[Napa River Flood Project]].<ref name="AutoCK-20"/> In 2005, the Napa River again flooded the entire downtown area and destroyed 1,000 homes across the county.<ref name="AutoCK-22"/>

An ambitious redevelopment plan encompassing several blocks of downtown Napa's retail property was undertaken by the city in the early 1970s, though it did little to improve the city's economy. Downtown Napa finally began to recover and emerge from a long economic slumber in the 2000s, triggered by a significant growth in Main Street restaurants and hotels. The redevelopment of First and Main streets and the Napa Mill complex helped to stimulate investments along the Napa riverfront.

In 2014, the Napa area was struck by a [[2014 South Napa earthquake|magnitude 6.1 earthquake]] centered {{convert|3.7|mi|km}} northwest of nearby [[American Canyon, California|American Canyon]].<ref name="BBC-28918600"/><ref name="AutoCK-19"/><ref name="AutoCK-23"/><ref name="2014Earthquake"/> In October 2017, the [[Atlas Fire]] and Partrick Fires burned several parts of Napa County (see also [[October 2017 Northern California wildfires]]).

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|18.1|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|17.8|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|0.3|sqmi|km2}}, or 1.69%, is water. Napa was the first location in California to be part of the North Coast [[American Viticultural Area]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://napavintners.com/napa_valley/|title=Napa Valley American Viticultural Area|website=Napa Vintners}}</ref> Renowned for its wine due to the Mediterranean climate, surprisingly only about 9% of Napa's acreage is planted with grapes.<ref>{{cite web|title=Napa Vinters|url=https://napavintners.com/napa_valley/|website=Napa Vintners}}</ref>

The [[Napa River]] traverses the city on its journey to the [[San Pablo Bay]]. The city has conducted a variety of waterfront development along the banks of the river, including certain fill operations governed by the United States Army Corps of Engineers regulations.<ref name="AutoCK-24"/> The Napa River Flood Project has been in progress since the late 1990s, with the goal of mitigating the risk of flooding along a {{convert|6|mi|km|adj=on}} stretch of the river and {{convert|1|mi|km|adj=on}} of Napa Creek.

{{wide image|File:Napa aerial (cropped2).jpg|800px|{{center|Aerial view of the [[Napa Valley AVA|Napa Valley]], with the city of Napa is located in the center. [[Yountville, California|Yountville]] is on the left and [[San Pablo Bay]] is on the right.}}}}

===Climate===
Napa has a [[Mediterranean climate]] similar to many other parts of Northern California. Winters are cool and damp and summers are warm and dry. During the summer months rain is rare. Occasionally there may be a day or two of light rain in June and September. Heat waves do occur, with the temperatures rising above {{convert|100|F|C|1}}. Wildfires can be a problem during the summer months. The fall is pleasant and many people come to visit Napa at this time. The winters are quite wet and cool and flooding can be a problem. Nighttime temperatures occasionally drop below freezing ({{convert|32|F|C|disp=or}}). The rainy season is from October to April and occasionally into May. Snow is rare. The hottest temperature recorded in Napa was {{convert|114|°F|1}} on September 6, 2022, while the coldest was {{convert|14|°F}} on December 22, 1990. The wettest "rain year" was from July 1982 to June 1983 with {{convert|50.18|in|mm|1|disp=or}}, and the driest from July 1923 to June 1924 with only {{convert|10.26|in|mm|1|disp=or}}. The most rainfall in one month was {{convert|16.13|in|mm|1|disp=or}} in December 1955.<ref name=NOWData />

{{Weather box
|location = Napa, California ([[Napa County Airport]]), 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1893–present
|single line = Yes

|Jan record high F = 85
|Feb record high F = 86
|Mar record high F = 92
|Apr record high F = 95
|May record high F = 104
|Jun record high F = 113
|Jul record high F = 110
|Aug record high F = 110
|Sep record high F = 114
|Oct record high F = 106
|Nov record high F = 90
|Dec record high F = 81

|Jan avg record high F = 67.1
|Feb avg record high F = 73.4
|Mar avg record high F = 79.0
|Apr avg record high F = 86.7
|May avg record high F = 91.6
|Jun avg record high F = 98.3
|Jul avg record high F = 98.2
|Aug avg record high F = 98.1
|Sep avg record high F = 98.2
|Oct avg record high F = 91.4
|Nov avg record high F = 78.2
|Dec avg record high F = 66.9
|year avg record high F = 102.5

|Jan high F = 56.9
|Feb high F = 60.9
|Mar high F = 64.2
|Apr high F = 68.1
|May high F = 73.1
|Jun high F = 78.3
|Jul high F = 78.7
|Aug high F = 80.0
|Sep high F = 80.3
|Oct high F = 75.4
|Nov high F = 65.1
|Dec high F = 57.3
|year high F =

|Jan mean F = 47.6
|Feb mean F = 50.4
|Mar mean F = 53.0
|Apr mean F = 55.8
|May mean F = 60.5
|Jun mean F = 65.1
|Jul mean F = 66.7
|Aug mean F = 67.2
|Sep mean F = 65.7
|Oct mean F = 60.6
|Nov mean F = 52.7
|Dec mean F = 47.5
|year mean F =

|Jan low F = 38.2
|Feb low F = 40.0
|Mar low F = 41.7
|Apr low F = 43.5
|May low F = 47.8
|Jun low F = 51.8
|Jul low F = 54.8
|Aug low F = 54.4
|Sep low F = 51.0
|Oct low F = 45.9
|Nov low F = 40.4
|Dec low F = 37.6
|year low F =

|Jan avg record low F = 29.5
|Feb avg record low F = 32.4
|Mar avg record low F = 34.3
|Apr avg record low F = 36.8
|May avg record low F = 41.9
|Jun avg record low F = 46.5
|Jul avg record low F = 50.3
|Aug avg record low F = 49.8
|Sep avg record low F = 46.1
|Oct avg record low F = 40.3
|Nov avg record low F = 33.3
|Dec avg record low F = 29.1
|year avg record low F = 27.4

|Jan record low F = 19
|Feb record low F = 23
|Mar record low F = 23
|Apr record low F = 27
|May record low F = 30
|Jun record low F = 34
|Jul record low F = 38
|Aug record low F = 37
|Sep record low F = 36
|Oct record low F = 28
|Nov record low F = 25
|Dec record low F = 14

|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 5.89
|Feb precipitation inch = 6.14
|Mar precipitation inch = 4.05
|Apr precipitation inch = 1.89
|May precipitation inch = 1.02
|Jun precipitation inch = 0.22
|Jul precipitation inch = 0.01
|Aug precipitation inch = 0.09
|Sep precipitation inch = 0.27
|Oct precipitation inch = 1.55
|Nov precipitation inch = 3.95
|Dec precipitation inch = 6.02
|year precipitation inch = 31.10

|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
|Jan precipitation days = 9.9
|Feb precipitation days = 9.8
|Mar precipitation days = 9.6
|Apr precipitation days = 5.9
|May precipitation days = 3.2
|Jun precipitation days = 1.0
|Jul precipitation days = 0.1
|Aug precipitation days = 0.2
|Sep precipitation days = 1.0
|Oct precipitation days = 3.2
|Nov precipitation days = 7.2
|Dec precipitation days = 10.3

|source 1 = NOAA<ref name=NOAA>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USW00093227&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|title = U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access
|access-date = September 7, 2022
}}
</ref>
|source 2 = National Weather Service<ref name = NOWData>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/climate?wfo=mtr
|publisher = National Weather Service
|title = NOAA Online Weather Data
|access-date = September 7, 2022
}}
</ref>
}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1850 = 159
| 1870 = 1879
| 1880 = 3731
| 1890 = 4395
| 1900 = 4036
| 1910 = 5791
| 1920 = 6757
| 1930 = 6437
| 1940 = 7740
| 1950 = 13579
| 1960 = 22170
| 1970 = 36103
| 1980 = 50879
| 1990 = 61842
| 2000 = 72585
| 2010 = 76915
| 2020 = 79246
| estyear = 2023
| estimate = 76821
| estref = <ref name="State">{{cite web|url=https://dof.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/352/Forecasting/Demographics/Documents/E-1_2023PressRelease.pdf|title=STATE'S POPULATION DECLINE SLOWS WHILE HOUSING GROWS PER NEW STATE DEMOGRAPHIC REPORT|access-date = January 17, 2024}}</ref>
| footnote = U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus"/>
}}

===2010===
[[File:Ballooning In Napa (129976155).jpeg|thumb|left|[[Hot air balloon]]ing above vineyards is a popular attraction in Napa.]]
[[File:Lisbon_Winery,_1720_Brown_St.,_Napa,_CA_10-9-2011_11-34-40_AM.JPG|thumb|left|The historic Lisbon Winery, built in 1882]]
The [[2010 United States Census]]<ref name="AutoCK-25"/> reported that Napa had a population of 76,915. The population density was {{convert|4,238.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of Napa was 57,754 (75.1%) [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 486 (0.6%) [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 637 (0.8%) [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1,755 (2.3%) [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 144 (0.2%) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 13,256 (17.2%) from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2,883 (3.7%) from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 28,923 persons (37.6%).

The Census reported that 75,678 people (98.4% of the population) lived in households, 568 (0.7%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 669 (0.9%) were institutionalized.

There were 28,166 households, out of which 9,826 (34.9%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 13,862 (49.2%) were [[marriage|opposite-sex married couples]] living together, 3,201 (11.4%) had a female householder with no husband present, 1,571 (5.6%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 1,694 (6.0%) [[POSSLQ|unmarried opposite-sex partnerships]], and 221 (0.8%) [[same-sex partnerships|same-sex married couples or partnerships]]. 7,457 households (26.5%) were made up of individuals, and 3,278 (11.6%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.69. There were 18,634 [[family (U.S. Census)|families]] (66.2% of all households); the average family size was 3.25.

The population was spread out, with 18,848 people (24.5%) under the age of 18, 6,724 people (8.7%) aged 18 to 24, 20,933 people (27.2%) aged 25 to 44, 19,919 people (25.9%) aged 45 to 64, and 10,491 people (13.6%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37.4 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.8 males.

There were 30,149 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,661.4|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}, of which 16,148 (57.3%) were owner-occupied, and 12,018 (42.7%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.3%; the rental vacancy rate was 5.7%. 41,591 people (54.1% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 34,087 people (44.3%) lived in rental housing units.

==Economy==
[[File:Napa flood risk reduction efforts (6189504003).jpg|thumb|right|Waterfront along the [[Napa River]]]]
Napa's economy is characterized by its position as one of the principal cities of [[Wine Country]], resulting in a significant portion of jobs in the city relating to wineries, restaurants, hotels, and other hospitality industries.

The [[Napa State Hospital]] is located in [[Imola, California|Imola]], an unincorporated area bordering the city of Napa.

The Napa Valley Business Park is located adjacent to the [[Napa County Airport]] in an unincorporated area of Napa County. Employers in the area include [[The Doctors Company]] and [[Treasury Wine Estates]].

;Top employers
[[File:Gordon_Building,_1130_1st_St.,_Napa,_CA_9-5-2010_2-22-30_PM.JPG|thumb|right|The eclectic [[Spanish Colonial Revival architecture|Spanish Colonial Revival]] style [[Gordon Building]]]]
The town's [[comprehensive annual financial report]] for the fiscal year that ended June 30, 2020, lists the top ten employers in the City of Napa as the following:<ref>[https://www.cityofnapa.org/ArchiveCenter/ViewFile/Item/179 ''City of Napa, California: Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2020''], p. 151.</ref>

{|class="wikitable"
|-
! No.
! Top Employers
! Employees
|-
|1
|[[Napa Valley Unified School District]]
|1,735
|-
|2
|County of Napa
|1,209
|-
|3
|City of Napa
|434
|-
|4
|[[Walmart]]
|300
|-
|5
|[[Napa Valley College]]
|290
|-
|6
|[[Kaiser Permanente]]
|262
|-
|7
|The Meadows of Napa Valley Assisted Living
|193
|-
|8
|[[Napa Valley Wine Train]]
|193
|-
|9
|[[The Westin]] Verasa Napa
|168
|-
|10
|Napa Valley [[Marriott Hotels & Resorts|Marriott]] Hotel & Spa
|164
|}

==Government==
[[File:Goodman Library, 1219 1st St., Napa, CA 9-5-2010 2-12-02 PM (cropped).JPG|thumb|left|upright|The [[Goodman Library]]]]
In the [[California State Legislature]], Napa is in {{Representative|casd|3|fmt=sdistrict}},<ref name="AutoCK-27"/> and in {{Representative|caad|4|fmt=adistrict}}.<ref name="AutoCK-28"/> In the [[United States House of Representatives]], Napa is in {{Representative|cacd|4|fmt=district}}.<ref name="AutoCK-29"/>

==Transportation==
[[File:DL 12 30 13 411x4 (17783355076).jpg|thumb|right|The [[Napa Valley Wine Train]]]]
[[California State Route 29|CA-29]] runs through Napa, connecting to [[Vallejo, California|Vallejo]] and the [[East Bay (San Francisco Bay Area)|East Bay Area]] to the south and the [[Napa Valley AVA|Napa Wine Country]] to the north. [[California State Route 12|CA-12]] runs to the south of the city, connecting to [[Fairfield, California|Fairfield]] and [[Interstate 80]] to the east and [[Sonoma, California|Sonoma]] and [[U.S. Route 101|US-101]] to the west.

Napa is also served by several airports: [[Oakland International Airport|Oakland]] and [[San Francisco International Airport|San Francisco International]] {{convert|50|mi|km}} to the south, [[Charles M. Schulz–Sonoma County Airport|Sonoma County]] {{convert|30|mi|km}} northwest, and [[Sacramento International Airport]] {{convert|65|mi|km}} northeast. [[Napa County Airport]] to the south, also serves as a small public airport.

[[Valley Intercity Neighborhood Express]],<ref name="AutoCK-30"/> more commonly known by the acronym "VINE Transit", is the [[public transport]]ation service for Napa as well as for Napa County. It is managed under the Napa County Transportation and Planning Agency and is operated by [[Veolia Transport]]ation. VINE has additional service throughout the county and has connections to other public transportation systems in the nearby counties.

The [[Amtrak Thruway#7|Amtrak Thruway 7]] bus makes daily stops in Napa to/from the Soscol Gateway Transit Center at 825 Burnell Street. From there, connections are available to [[Martinez station|Martinez]] to the south, and [[Arcata, California|Arcata]] to the north.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://amtraksanjoaquins.com/route-7/ | title=Route 7 }}</ref>

Wine Country Airport Shuttle, Napa Valley Airporter provides daily service to and from Oakland International Airport and San Francisco International Airport daily from their main office on CA-29.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Wine Country Airport Shuttle, Napa Valley Airporter |url=https://www.winecountryairporter.com/}}</ref>

==Notable people==
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* [[Larry Allen]], former [[NFL]] player
* [[Max Alvarez]], soccer player
* [[Alisa Bellettini]], television producer, creator of ''[[House of Style]]''<ref name=nytimes>{{cite news|first=Eli |last=Rosenberg |title=Alisa Bellettini, Creator of MTV's 'House of Style,' Dies at 61 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/25/arts/television/alisa-bellettini-creator-of-mtvs-house-of-style-dies-at-61.html?_r=0 |work=[[New York Times]]|date=February 24, 2016|access-date=March 13, 2016}}</ref>
* [[Jerry Bohlander]], [[mixed martial arts]] fighter
* [[Phil Bonifield]], [[NASCAR]] driver
* [[John Boyett]], former NFL player
* [[Warren Brusstar]], [[MLB]] player
* [[Bill Buckner]], [[MLB]] player
* [[Cristina García (journalist)|Cristina García]], novelist
* [[Mike Gibson (American football)|Mike Gibson]], NFL player for the [[Arizona Cardinals]]
* [[Bill Green (hammer thrower)|Bill Green]], former U.S. and NCAA record holder in Track and Field, 5th place in the hammer throw at the 1984 Olympic Games<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1984/06/25/The-1984-US-Olympic-track-and-field-team-chosen/6460456984000/|title=The 1984 U.S. Olympic track and field team, chosen... | date=June 25, 1984|work=[[United Press International|UPI]] Archive | access-date=October 27, 2017}}</ref>
* [[Steve Hendrickson]], former [[NFL]] player
* [[Adam Housley]], Fox News correspondent
* [[Josh Jackson (basketball)|Josh Jackson]], NBA player
* [[Joe Kmak]], MLB player for the [[Milwaukee Brewers]] and [[Chicago Cubs]]
* [[Jim Landis]], MLB player
* [[Ray Manzarek]], [[The Doors]] keyboard player<ref>{{cite web|url=http://napavalleyregister.com/entertainment/arts-and-theatre/ray-manzarek-founding-doors-member-and-napa-resident-dies/article_af6d82b4-c1a6-11e2-b0e5-001a4bcf887a.html |title=Ray Manzarek, founding Doors member and Napa resident, dies |work=napavalleyregister.com |date=May 20, 2013 |access-date=July 7, 2016}}</ref>
* [[Scott McCarron]], Professional Golfer
* [[Peter Menzel]], photographer
* [[Johnny Miller]], golfer
* [[Olivia O'Brien]], musician <ref>{{cite web|url=https://soundcloud.com/oliviagobrien |title=olivia o'brien |work=soundcloud.com |access-date=July 8, 2016}}</ref>
* [[Donny Robinson (BMX racer)|Donny Robinson]], Olympic [[BMX]] bronze medalist
* [[Andrew Talansky]], Professional Cyclist for [[Cannondale-Garmin]]
* [[Shirley Walker]], film score composer
* [[Charles Woodson]], former [[NFL]] player and [[Heisman Trophy]] winner.
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==Sister cities==
{{See also|List of sister cities in California}}
Napa's [[sister cities]] are:<ref>{{cite web |title=Sister Cities|url=https://www.cityofnapa.org/303/Sister-Cities|website=cityofnapa.org|publisher=City of Napa|access-date=January 14, 2021}}</ref>
*{{flagicon|CHL}} [[Casablanca, Chile|Casablanca]], Chile
*{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Iwanuma]], Japan, since February 15, 1973
*{{flagicon|AUS}} [[City of Launceston|Launceston]], Australia

==See also==
{{Portal|California|Geography|San Francisco Bay Area}}
* [[List of cities and towns in California]]
* [[List of cities and towns in the San Francisco Bay Area]]
* [[Napa Valley AVA]]
* ''[[Napa Valley Register]]''
* [[Wine Country (California)|Wine Country]]

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<ref name="AutoCK-13">{{Cite journal| title = The early Opera House| journal = [[Napa Valley Register]]| date = October 24, 2010| url = http://napavalleyregister.com/lifestyles/real-napa/article_a0fdf30e-defe-11df-b716-001cc4c002e0.html| access-date = October 24, 2010}}</ref>

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<ref name="AutoCK-15">{{cite web | title=Hidden history in Napa | publisher=[[Napa Valley Register]] | url=http://napavalleyregister.com/news/local/hidden-history-in-napa/article_c0f800dc-6f23-5651-a42b-b2b9942084ff.html | access-date=February 11, 2013 | date=December 20, 2009 | last=Courtney | first=Kevin}}</ref>

<ref name="AutoCK-16">{{cite web | title=Shock of the new: Harry Ayres and Napa's electric railway | publisher=[[Napa Valley Register]] | url=http://www.napavalleyregister.com/lifestyles/real-napa/article_d94000a6-451e-11df-963b-001cc4c002e0.html | access-date=February 11, 2013 | date=April 11, 2010 | last=Brennan | first=Nancy}}</ref>

<ref name="AutoCK-17">{{Cite journal| last = Todorov| first = Kerana| title = Inventors of loudspeaker honored in Napa| journal = [[Napa Valley Register]]| date = May 10, 2015| url =http://napavalleyregister.com/news/local/inventors-of-loudspeaker-honored-in-napa/article_d263a8ef-2a83-509d-9bbd-d571e8c4913a.html| access-date = May 10, 2015}}</ref>

<ref name="AutoCK-18">{{Cite journal| last = Pogue| first = Lindsey| title = Bawdy babes and brothels in Napa's infamous red light-district| journal = [[Napa Valley Register]] | date = March 3, 2010|url = http://www.napavalleyregister.com/lifestyles/real-napa/article_1bc4c97e-347c-11df-ab28-001cc4c002e0.html| access-date = March 21, 2010}}</ref>

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==External links==
{{Commons category|Napa, California}}
{{Wikivoyage|Napa}}
* {{Official website}}

{{Geographic location
|Center    = Napa
|North     = [[Yountville, California|Yountville]]
|Northeast = [[Winters, California|Winters]]
|East      = [[Vacaville, California|Vacaville]]
|Southeast = [[Fairfield, California|Fairfield]]
|South     = [[American Canyon, California|American Canyon]]<br />[[Vallejo, California|Vallejo]]
|Southwest = [[Novato, California|Novato]]
|West      = [[Sonoma, California|Sonoma]]
|Northwest = [[Glen Ellen, California|Glen Ellen]]
}}
{{Napa County, California}}
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