Bay Point, California
Bay Point | |
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Aerial view of Bay Point, facing approximately northwest. | |
Location in Contra Costa County and the state of California | |
| Coordinates: 38°01′45″N 121°57′42″W / 38.02917°N 121.96167°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Contra Costa |
| Government | |
| • State Senator | Tim Grayson (D) |
| • State Assembly | Lori Wilson (D) and Anamarie Avila Farias (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 |
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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 23,896 as of 2020. 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 State Route 4, the California Delta Highway, a controlled-access road. 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.