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Stockton is a city in California and the seat of San Joaquin County (the fifth largest agricultural county in the United States). According to 2007 estimates by the California Department of Finance, Stockton has a population of 289,789 and is the 13th largest city in California. Stockton is also the fifth largest inland city in California, behind Fresno, Sacramento, Bakersfield, and Riverside.

Encompassing Interstate 5, State Route 99 and State Route 4, Stockton is strategically located about 80 miles (130 km) east of the San Francisco Bay Area and 40 miles (64 km) south of Sacramento, the capital of California. Stockton is surrounded by the rich and fertile lands of the California Central Valley and is home to the largest inland seaport in California. In and around Stockton are thousands of miles of waterways, canals, and rivers that make up the California Delta.

Over the past decade, Stockton and the nearby communities of Tracy, Manteca and Lodi have experienced a population boom. This is largely due to thousands of people settling in the area to escape the relatively high cost of living of the San Francisco Bay Area. This influx of new residents, however, resulted in a sharp increase in the cost of living of Stockton, although it is still significantly lower than any Bay Area city of comparable size.