Pleasanton, California
Pleasanton, California | |
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Main Street sign Downtown panorama Houses along First Street in historic downtown area Veterans Memorial Building Farmers' Market Ruby Hill Winery Quarter horse racing at the Alameda County Fair | |
| Nickname: The City of Planned Progress | |
| Motto: "It's all the name implies!" | |
| Coordinates: 37°39′45″N 121°52′29″W / 37.66250°N 121.87472°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Alameda |
| Mexican land grant | 1839 |
| Established | 1869 |
| Incorporated | June 18, 1894 |
| Named after | General Alfred Pleasonton |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council–manager |
| • Mayor | Jack Balch |
| • Vice Mayor | Jeffrey Nibert |
| • City Council | Julie Testa Matt Gaidos Craig Eicher |
| • City Manager | Gerry Beaudin |
| Area | |
• Total | 24.29 sq mi (62.91 km2) |
| • Land | 24.14 sq mi (62.52 km2) |
| • Water | 0.15 sq mi (0.38 km2) 0.61% |
| Elevation | 351 ft (107 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 79,871 |
| • Rank | 109th in California 444th in the U.S. |
| • Density | 3,300/sq mi (1,300/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−8 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−7 (PDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 94566, 94568, 94588 |
| Area code | 925 |
| FIPS code | 06-57792 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 277578, 2411441 |
| Website | www |
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Pleasanton is a city in Alameda County, California, United States. Located in the Amador Valley, it is an upscale suburb in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area. The population was 79,871 at the 2020 census. In 2005 and 2007, Pleasanton was ranked the wealthiest middle-sized city in the United States by the Census Bureau.
Pleasanton is home to the headquarters of Safeway, Workday, Ellie Mae, Roche Molecular Diagnostics, Blackhawk Network Holdings, Veeva Systems, and Simpson Manufacturing Company. Other major employers include Kaiser Permanente, Oracle, and Macy's. Although Oakland is the Alameda County seat, a few county offices are located in Pleasanton.
The Alameda County Fairgrounds are located in Pleasanton, where the county fair is held during the last week of June and the first week of July. Pleasanton Ridge Regional Park is located on the west side of town.