Alamo, California
Alamo (Spanish: Álamo; meaning "Poplar tree") is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Contra Costa County, California, in the United States. It is a suburb located in the San Francisco Bay Area's East Bay region, approximately 28 miles (45 km) east of San Francisco. Alamo is equidistant from the city of Walnut Creek and the incorporated town of Danville. As of the 2020 census, the population was 15,314.
Alamo | |
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Downtown Alamo | |
Location in Contra Costa County and the state of California | |
Alamo Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 37°51′01″N 122°01′56″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Contra Costa |
| Government | |
| • State Senator | Steve Glazer (D) |
| • State Assembly | Rebecca Bauer-Kahan (D) |
| • U. S. Congress | Mark DeSaulnier |
| Area | |
| • Total | 9.82 sq mi (25.42 km2) |
| • Land | 9.82 sq mi (25.42 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) 0% |
| Elevation | 259 ft (79 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 15,314 |
| • Density | 1,560.11/sq mi (602.38/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code | 94507 |
| Area code | 925 |
| FIPS code | 06-00618 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 1657900, 2407707 |
Police services are provided by the Contra Costa County Office of the Sheriff. Fire and EMS services are provided by the San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District.
Alamo has a median household income of $250,000 (as of 2022). The average home price in Alamo is $2,400,000 (as of January 2024). In August 2007, a group of citizens launched a new initiative to incorporate the community, the latest in a series of attempts that go back to the early 1960s or before; it was defeated by referendum in March 2009. Previous failed Alamo incorporation efforts always included parts of other nearby unincorporated areas: Alamo-Danville (1964) and Alamo-Danville-San Ramon (1976).