ChargeCensus

EV charging in California by city

21,814 charging stations across 812 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
21,814
Cities & towns
812
DC fast ports
20,890
Total ports
81,788

Cities

Charging cities in California

#CityStationsDC fast
1Los Angeles2,123575
2San Diego1,037737
3Irvine812170
4San Jose692634
5San Francisco621249
6Sacramento535541
7Santa Clara40292
8Menlo Park33149
9San Mateo286160
10Oakland276213
11Santa Monica258154
12Anaheim257193
13Sunnyvale23692
14Long Beach229150
15South San Francisco229118
16Palo Alto21868
17Redwood City20750
18Fresno202248
19Torrance175101
20Mountain View169102
21San Bernardino16575
22Orange14838
23Berkeley14853
24Bakersfield147289
25Burlingame14241
26Ontario139135
27Elk Grove13883
28Fremont133123
29Riverside13276
30Fullerton13237
31San Luis Obispo123101
32Hayward12396
33Napa12374
34Newport Beach12333
35Burbank12173
36Costa Mesa115115
37Santa Barbara11281
38Ventura10443
39Pasadena101205
40Oxnard9870

Top 40 shown of 812 cities with recorded stations.

Growth

Stations opened by year

2011
84
2012
93
2013
101
2014
154
2015
265
2016
191
2017
178
2018
330
2019
423
2020
2,341
2021
5,186
2022
2,281
2023
2,598
2024
2,233
2025
2,781
2026
2,420

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Frequently asked questions

Which city in California has the most EV chargers?

Los Angeles leads California with 2,123 charging stations, ahead of San Diego (1,037).

How much DC fast charging does California have?

California has 20,890 DC fast ports across its 21,814 stations (81,788 total ports of all levels).