Cities & communities
Explore the East Bay
Sixty-seven cities and communities across Alameda and Contra Costa. Incorporated cities and unincorporated places are labeled, because the difference matters.
Pleasant Hill
Contra Costa
Walnut Creek
Contra Costa
Concord
Contra Costa
Alamo
Contra Costa
Lafayette
Contra Costa
Danville
Contra Costa
Antioch
Contra Costa
Pittsburg
Contra Costa
Berkeley
Alameda
Oakland
Alameda
Orinda
Contra Costa
Alameda
Alameda
67 places
Central Contra Costa
Walnut Creek’s downtown, Concord’s plaza, Pleasant Hill, and the valleys between.
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Walnut Creek
The East Bay downtown people drive to on purpose.
Contra Costa County
OpenCity
Pleasant Hill
A downtown renewal next to Diablo Valley College.
Contra Costa County
OpenCity
Concord
Todos Santos Plaza, a big city footprint, and summer concerts.
Contra Costa County
OpenCity
Martinez
The county seat, John Muir’s house, and a working marina.
Contra Costa County
OpenCity
Clayton
A small town at the foot of Mount Diablo.
Contra Costa County
OpenCommunity
Pacheco
An unincorporated pocket between Concord and Martinez.
Contra Costa County
OpenCommunity
Contra Costa Centre
The transit village around the Pleasant Hill BART station.
Contra Costa County
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Saranap
The neighborhood between Walnut Creek and Lafayette.
Contra Costa County
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Reliez Valley
A wooded valley of houses above Lafayette.
Contra Costa County
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North Gate
Residential streets on the north side of Walnut Creek.
Contra Costa County
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Shell Ridge
Houses against the Shell Ridge open space.
Contra Costa County
OpenCommunity
Vine Hill
A small community in the hills near Martinez.
Contra Costa County
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Clyde
A very small community near the north Concord edge.
Contra Costa County
OpenCommunity
Mountain View
Not the Silicon Valley city. A small community near Martinez.
Contra Costa County
OpenSan Ramon Valley
Danville’s main street, Alamo, San Ramon, and the foothills under Mount Diablo.
City
Danville
A downtown main street with the mountain behind it.
Contra Costa County
OpenCity
San Ramon
Office parks, family neighborhoods, and a valley that keeps adding streets.
Contra Costa County
OpenCommunity
Alamo
Unincorporated, leafy, and deliberately low-key.
Contra Costa County
OpenCommunity
Diablo
A tiny community on the flank of the mountain.
Contra Costa County
OpenCommunity
Blackhawk
A gated community and a museum in the south valley.
Contra Costa County
OpenLamorinda
Lafayette, Moraga, and Orinda — reservoirs, BART, and a slower downtown pace.
Tri-Valley
Dublin, Pleasanton, Livermore wine country, and the quiet of Sunol.
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Dublin
Where the BART line ends and the new neighborhoods begin.
Alameda County
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Pleasanton
A historic downtown and a job base in the same city.
Alameda County
OpenCity
Livermore
Wine country, a science town, and a downtown coming into its own.
Alameda County
OpenCommunity
Sunol
A tiny town, a water temple, and a railroad in the hills.
Alameda County
OpenDelta & East County
Antioch, Brentwood, Oakley, and the boating communities out on the Delta.
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Antioch
A Delta city at the end of the BART line.
Contra Costa County
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Brentwood
Orchards turning into neighborhoods, with downtown still in the middle.
Contra Costa County
OpenCity
Oakley
A Delta-side city between Antioch and Brentwood.
Contra Costa County
OpenCity
Pittsburg
A river city with BART and a downtown trying to face the water.
Contra Costa County
OpenCommunity
Bay Point
An unincorporated community at a BART station.
Contra Costa County
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Discovery Bay
A Delta town built around waterways and docks.
Contra Costa County
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Bethel Island
An island of marinas in the Delta.
Contra Costa County
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Byron
Hot, rural, and on the way to the airport and the orchards.
Contra Costa County
OpenCommunity
Knightsen
Horses, fields, and a rural pace east of Brentwood.
Contra Costa County
OpenWest Contra Costa
Shoreline, ferry landings, and hillside neighborhoods along San Pablo Bay.
City
Richmond
A working waterfront with a village hiding at Point Richmond.
Contra Costa County
OpenCity
San Pablo
A compact city between Richmond and the hills.
Contra Costa County
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El Sobrante
A valley community along San Pablo Dam Road.
Contra Costa County
OpenCity
Pinole
Old Town, a ridge of houses, and a view toward the bay.
Contra Costa County
OpenCity
Hercules
A planned waterfront city still growing into its shore.
Contra Costa County
OpenCommunity
Rodeo
A small shoreline community just north of Hercules.
Contra Costa County
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Crockett
The C&H sugar town on the Carquinez Strait.
Contra Costa County
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Port Costa
A handful of streets and a historic grain-warehouse bar.
Contra Costa County
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North Richmond
An unincorporated community with a long organizing history.
Contra Costa County
OpenCommunity
East Richmond Heights
Hillside houses above Richmond and San Pablo.
Contra Costa County
OpenCommunity
Tara Hills
A hillside neighborhood between San Pablo and Pinole.
Contra Costa County
OpenBerkeley & the north hills
Campus streets, Solano Avenue, and the neighborhoods tucked into the first hills.
City
Berkeley
Campus, canyons, and a food culture that predates the trend.
Alameda County
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Albany
A small city with Solano Avenue as its living room.
Alameda County
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Kensington
A hillside community between Berkeley and El Cerrito.
Contra Costa County
OpenCity
El Cerrito
Two BART stations and a hill that looks back at the bay.
Contra Costa County
OpenSouthern Alameda
From San Leandro’s marina through the Eden Area to Fremont and the Niles hills.
City
Hayward
A big, varied city between the shoreline and the hills.
Alameda County
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San Leandro
A marina, a downtown, and a BART line back toward Oakland.
Alameda County
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San Lorenzo
An unincorporated village with a green at the center.
Alameda County
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Castro Valley
An unincorporated town in a valley of its own.
Alameda County
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Union City
A BART city in the middle of the southern East Bay.
Alameda County
OpenCity
Fremont
A city of districts: Niles, Centerville, Warm Springs, and the hills.
Alameda County
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Newark
A quieter bay-side city between Fremont and the wildlife ponds.
Alameda County
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Ashland
An unincorporated community between San Leandro and Hayward.
Alameda County
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Cherryland
An Eden Area community on Hayward’s shoulder.
Alameda County
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Fairview
Hill neighborhoods above Hayward.
Alameda County
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Hayward Acres
A small unincorporated pocket beside Hayward.
Alameda County
OpenInner East Bay
Alameda, the bayfront, and the neighborhoods where the Bay Bridge lands.
City
Oakland
The bridge lands here, and so does dinner.
Alameda County
OpenCity
Emeryville
A small bayfront city wedged between Oakland and the bridge.
Alameda County
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Piedmont
A city completely surrounded by Oakland.
Alameda County
OpenCity
Alameda
An island of Victorians, beaches, and a main street that still works.
Alameda County
OpenHills & canyons
Tiny communities where the road narrows and the redwoods take over.