Bay Point, California
Bay Point, formerly West Pittsburg and originally Bella Vista is a census-designated place located in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area in Contra Costa County, California. Bay Point is just west of Pittsburg, California, and northeast of Concord, California, on the southern shore of Suisun Bay. The population of Bay Point was 21,349 as of 2010. The Pittsburg/Bay Point Station of the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) rail system is located adjacent to Bay Point in Pittsburg. The community is traversed by a freeway, State Route 4, the California Delta Highway. Being unincorporated, Bay Point does not have its own police department. The community is policed by the California Highway Patrol and the Contra Costa County Sheriff's Office. The ZIP code is 94565, and the area code is 925.
Bay Point | |
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Location in Contra Costa County and the state of California | |
Bay Point Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 38°01′45″N 121°57′42″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Contra Costa |
| Government | |
| • State Senator | Steve Glazer (D) |
| • State Assembly | Buffy Wicks (D) |
| • U. S. Congress | John Garamendi (D) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7.44 sq mi (19.28 km2) |
| • Land | 6.43 sq mi (16.64 km2) |
| • Water | 1.02 sq mi (2.64 km2) 11.7% |
| Elevation | 89 ft (27 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 23,896 |
| • Density | 3,718.64/sq mi (1,435.74/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code | 94565 |
| Area code | 925 |
| FIPS code | 06-04415 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 1853376, 2407808 |