Sunol, California

Sunol, California
Suñol
Historic Sunol Train Depot, on the Niles Canyon Railway
Location in Alameda County and the state of California
Coordinates: 37°35′40″N 121°53′19″W / 37.59444°N 121.88861°W / 37.59444; -121.88861
Country United States
State California
CountyAlameda
Government
  State SenateJesse Arreguín (D)
  State AssemblyLiz Ortega (D)
  U. S. CongressEric Swalwell (D)
Area
  Total
28.59 sq mi (74.0 km2)
  Land28.26 sq mi (73.2 km2)
  Water0.334 sq mi (0.87 km2)  1.2%
Elevation
266 ft (81 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
922
  Density32/sq mi (12/km2)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
94586
Area code(s)925, 510, 341
FIPS code06-77042
GNIS feature IDs1670341, 2410033

Sunol (Spanish: Suñol) is an unincorporated area and census-designated place in Alameda County, California. Located in the Sunol Valley of the East Bay, the population was 922 at the 2020 census. It is best known as the location of the Sunol Water Temple and for its historic tourist railroad system, the Niles Canyon Railway.