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Location
| NAD83 | 38° 19′ 08.7″ N 121° 59′ 34.9″ W38.319083, -121.993028 |
|---|---|
| NAD27 | 38° 19′ 09.0″ N 121° 59′ 31.0″ WNOAA NADCON 5 |
| UTM (NAD27) | UTM Zone 10: 4,241,502.8 m N, 588,122.3 m E |
| Ground elevation | 288.7 m (947 ft) AMSLFCC terrain service, USGS 1 arc-second data |
Census geography
| State | CaliforniaGEOID 06 |
|---|---|
| County | Solano CountyGEOID 06095 |
| Place | Vacaville cityGEOID 0681554 |
| County subdivision | Vacaville CCDGEOID 0609593520 |
| Census tract | Census Tract 2531.08GEOID 06095253108 |
| Census block | Block 3004GEOID 060952531083004 |
| Congressional district | Congressional District 8GEOID 0608 · 120th Congressional Districts |
| State senate district | State Senate District 3GEOID 06003 · 2026 State Legislative Districts - Upper |
| State house district | Assembly District 11GEOID 06011 · 2026 State Legislative Districts - Lower |
| 2020 block population | 290 |
| FCC market areas | CMA111, BEA163, MTA004, BTA404, PEA004FCC Area API: Cellular Market Area, Economic Area, Major and Basic Trading Areas, Partial Economic Area |
FCC rule zones
| FM zone (§73.205) | California south of the 40th parallel — Zone I-A (§73.205(b)) |
|---|---|
| Mississippi River | Zone I-AFM translators here use the §74.1235(b)(1) table (Zone I-A) |
| Mexican border | 771 km (479 mi) |
| Canadian border | 1,109 km (689 mi) |
More than 320 km from both borders: no international FM coordination limits apply here (§73.207(b), §74.1235(d)).
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Sources for this data
- Coordinates, address matching and census geography come from the U.S. Census Bureau Geocoder; FCC market areas and block population from the FCC Area API. Elevation of the ground: FCC terrain data. NAD27 and UTM: the National Geodetic Survey at NOAA (NADCON 5).
- FM zones are set by §73.205. The Mississippi River divides K and W call letters (§73.3550(e)) and the power tables for FM translators (§74.1235(b)). FM stations less than 320 km from Mexico or Canada are governed by the international agreements (§73.207(b)); boosters and translators in that zone have separate limits (§74.1235(d)).
- The borders, the river and zone lines are plotted from simplified public map data, so any site near a line is flagged for confirmation.
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