Contrary to popular belief, a California King bed is not larger than a traditional King bed. The California King is actually a little smaller in overall surface area. David Bergeson designed the California, or West Coast, King in 1982. Mr. Bergeson felt people with longer legs needed a mattress to fit their needs better than a traditional King could.
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A traditional, or East Coast, King mattress is seventy-six inches wide. The length is eighty inches, the same length as a Queen mattress.
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The California King is narrow and long compared to the traditional King with measurements of seventy-two inches across and eighty-four inches in length.
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A King mattress has a total of 6,080 square inches of sleeping area. The California King has 6,048 square inches.
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The prices for California King and traditional King mattresses are usually the same or close. Because California Kings are intended for the West Coast, the price difference may come in shipping one across the country.
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Identical sheets for the two mattresses will cost the same. However, East Coast retailers do not keep many, if any, California King sheets in stock. It may be necessary to special order California King sheets online.
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