ChargeCensus

EV charging in California by city

21,531 charging stations across 820 California cities and towns — every station cross-linked from its city profile.

Dataset updated . Refreshed weekly from the US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center.

Stations
21,531
Cities & towns
820
DC fast ports
19,253
Total ports
78,932

Cities

Charging cities in California

#CityStationsDC fast
1Los Angeles2,100544
2San Diego1,019687
3Irvine803164
4San Jose692568
5San Francisco641263
6Sacramento533490
7Santa Clara38252
8Menlo Park33049
9San Mateo285160
10Oakland277213
11Anaheim255193
12Santa Monica248154
13Long Beach227119
14Sunnyvale22392
15Palo Alto21956
16South San Francisco20794
17Redwood City19920
18Fresno197200
19Mountain View191104
20Torrance17886
21San Bernardino16276
22Fremont153123
23Burlingame14240
24Bakersfield140261
25Ontario137111
26Elk Grove13375
27Napa13273
28Cupertino13252
29Hayward13198
30Riverside13056
31Fullerton12737
32San Luis Obispo12493
33Newport Beach11825
34Santa Barbara11482
35Burbank11273
36Berkeley11248
37Costa Mesa11181
38Palm Springs10642
39Santa Rosa9948
40Pasadena98189

Top 40 shown of 820 cities with recorded stations.

Growth

Stations opened by year

2011
85
2012
100
2013
120
2014
193
2015
322
2016
242
2017
249
2018
384
2019
447
2020
2,366
2021
5,239
2022
2,263
2023
2,584
2024
2,260
2025
2,719
2026
1,769

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Frequently asked questions

Which city in California has the most EV chargers?

Los Angeles leads California with 2,100 charging stations, ahead of San Diego (1,019).

How much DC fast charging does California have?

California has 19,253 DC fast ports across its 21,531 stations (78,932 total ports of all levels).