Where does SoCal turn into NorCal or vice versa?

[GRADS]

I'm curious to see what everyone thinks because it seems everyone has a different opinion depending on where you live.

 

[rivermobster]

Anything north of Half Moon Bay?

 

[82daytona]

Bako

 

[RitcheyRch]

I personally think it’s the county line of SLO and Monterey. Additionally if you factor in a Central Cal, I think So Cal ends in Santa Barbara, Central Cal ends at the Golden Gate Bridge, and Nor Cal ends at Oregon border.

 

[rivergames]

Bako

That's about I was thinking too

So Cal = SD to Bakersfield
Central Cal = Bakersfield to San Fran
Nor Cal = San Fran to Oregon

 

[rivrrts429]

When you get to about Bako the male wrist starts becoming more and more limp. That’s when I know I’m nearing NorCal

 

[GRADS]

I'm thinking if the local people say "the" before the freeway name, it's SoCal. If they don't, it's NorCal.

 

[BHC Vic]

I believe they both meet in central cal

 

[Tank]

So cal - San Diego to Santa Barbara.
Central cal - north Santa Barbara to south San Jose
Northern ca San Fran to north boarder.

 

[FlyByWire]

Bakersfield is the official answer.

 

[DILLIGAF]

So cal - San Diego to Santa Barbara.
Central cal - north Santa Barbara to south San Jose
Northern ca San Fran to north boarder.

Grew up in Monterey.....as close as you can get to accurate. Monterey never claimed N CA and SLO never claimed S CAL

 

[Fun Times]

If driving I5, the change starts at the smell of Harris Ranch right around 24505 W Dorris Ave, Coalinga, CA 93210.

 

[monkeyswrench]

Yard birds: SoCal is border to Oildale, Norcal is everything above.

 

[Bullet28]

Bakersfield

 

[GRADS]

If driving I5, the change starts at the smell of Harris Ranch right around 24505 W Dorris Ave, Coalinga, CA 93210.

But does the smell belong to SoCal or NorCal?

 

[Gramps]

no difference between the 2......all one big pile of shit

 

[kat_williams]

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[Dalton]

when I was young I thought Ventura was NorCal lol

 

[Waterjunky]

if you ask those in the top of the state, just north of Sacramento.......

 

[Hypnautic]

Kid growing up in OC
Anything north of Orange County is NorCal. Now thats not a true answer--but there is never a need to venture north of OC.

I always put LA county and south as SoCal. Central CA up to Sac border and Sac to OR as NorCal

 

[RiverDave]

Kid growing up in OC
Anything north of Orange County is NorCal. Now thats not a true answer--but there is never a need to venture north of OC.

I always put LA county and south as SoCal. Central CA up to Sac border and Sac to OR as NorCal

Growing up in San Diego I always kinda thought anything north of Disneyland..

When I moved to Santa Barbara and everyone kept referring to it as So Cal I was taken back quite a bit..

 

[River Dirt 2]

Glendale

 

[bowtiejunkie]

If memory is right, for at least TV sports programming, SLO over to Tulare seems to be the divide between Nor Cal and So Cal.

 

[Aces & Eights]

So cal - San Diego to Santa Barbara.
Central cal - north Santa Barbara to south San Jose
Northern ca San Fran to north boarder.

This ^

There are 3 sections of California, So Cal does not border Nor Cal, Central California is a long stretch and is the buffer between.
And none of the parts are alike

 

[stephenkatsea]

There’s definitely a Central CA. The greater San Juaquin valley sure as hell isn’t So Cal or No Cal. It is Central

 

[throttle]

Are the Niner flags any indication of NorCal?

 

[GRADS]

Growing up in San Diego I always kinda thought anything north of Disneyland..

When I moved to Santa Barbara and everyone kept referring to it as So Cal I was taken back quite a bit..

Santa Barbara is deep into SoCal, at least to us NorCal folks.

 

[Ziggy]

It is such an easy answer.
Mexican border to Dana Point=SoCal.
The rest is whatever you want to call it.

 

[GRADS]

In my opinion...

 

[monkeyswrench]

Are the Niner flags any indication of NorCal?

No, more like rainbow flags than a locality...

 

[Bpracing1127]

In my opinion...

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I think Tulare and Visalia need to be included in not cal. sLO can be so cal tho.

 

[Willie B]

… Would Hookers and Blow be considered SoCal… And Weed be considered NorCal…

 

[OldSchoolBoats]

Whenever people start saying "hella" it becomes Nor Cal.

 

[Boatymcboatface]

 

[76sanger]

Bakersfield

 

[BingerFang]

No matter what part of California you identify as, Donald Trump is still your president come January 20th. Bitch!

 

[Orange Juice]

The divide is more political, than geographical.

 

[Willie B]

The divide is more political, than geographical.

… I have lived in both extensively… Norcal and SoCal feel like two completely different states to me…