About Lathrop

The City of Lathrop is located in the Northern San Joaquin Valley, east and west of the San Joaquin River. Interstate 5, Interstate 205 and State Route 120 intersect within the City. Lathrop was incorporated in 1989, with its first General Plan adopted in 1991.

Lathrop is centrally located within a 30-minute commute of Tracy, Manteca, Stockton, Lodi, Modesto, Livermore and Pleasanton. Lathrop’s population as of January 1, 2024, reported by the State of California Department of Finance, is 37,033 which represents a 5.4% growth from 2023. 

The City of Lathrop continues to make headlines in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 as one of Northern California’s fastest growing communities, due to the change in growth. See additional stories here.