where does california state located
California-Location, size, and extent. Situated on the Pacific coast of the southwestern US, California is the nation's 3rd-largest state (after Alaska and Texas).alifornia extends about 350 mi (560 km) E-W; its maximum N-S extension is 780 mi (1,260 km). California is bordered on the N by Oregon; on the E by Nevada; on the SE by Arizona (separated by the Colorado River); on the S by the Mexican state of Baja California Norte; and on the W by the Pacific Ocean.