Facts & Figures for St. Helena
Napa County is one of the nine Bay Area counties, oriented
originally towards the regional transportation, communication, and banking hub
of the city of San Francisco. The city of St. Helena is located 65 miles north
of San Francisco and within easy driving distance of three international
airports: San Francisco, Sacramento, and Oakland. There are two regional
airports serving Napa County: one in south county and one in the upvalley town
of Angwin.
The area was settled in 1834 as part of General Vallejo’s
land grant. The city was incorporated in 1876. From inception, the city
served as an agricultural center. Now it ranks as the center of our
world-class wine business and functions as the banking and investment center
for that $9.6B per year industry. Although more than 40% of the workers
employed in Napa County work in the wine industry, many of our workers live
outside the county and commute to work.
The weather is simply the best in the world….it is the
reason why many of us live here. Pleasant all year round though contrary to
popular belief we do have seasons.
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