Treasure Island, San Francisco
Treasure Island
Magic Isle | |
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Landform and neighborhood | |
The western side of Treasure Island as seen from Yerba Buena Island. Faintly visible in the distance are the Richmond–San Rafael Bridge and Brickyard Cove. | |
Treasure Island is the northernmost area of San Francisco's District 6 | |
| Coordinates: 37°49′30″N 122°22′16″W / 37.825°N 122.371°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| City-county | San Francisco |
| Constructed | 1936–37 |
| Named after | Treasure Island (novel) |
| Government | |
| • Supervisor | Matt Dorsey (Dist. 6) |
| • Assemblymember | Matt Haney (D) |
| • State senator | Scott Wiener (D) |
| • U. S. rep. | Nancy Pelosi (D) |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.9 sq mi (2 km2) |
| • Land | 0.9 sq mi (2 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) 0% |
| Population (2024 estimate) | |
• Total | 2,800 |
| • Density | 3,100/sq mi (1,200/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP Code | 94130 |
| Area codes | 415/628 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 236528 (island) 2624152 (Building 157) 2506912 (Job Corps Ctr) |
| Wikimedia Commons | Treasure Island, California |
| Website | Treasure Island Development Authority |
| Reference no. | 987 |
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Treasure Island is a man-made island in San Francisco Bay, and a neighborhood in the City and County of San Francisco. Built in 1936–37 for the 1939 Golden Gate International Exposition, the island was named by Clyde Milner Vandeburg, part of the Fair's public relations team.: 8 Its World's Fair site is a California Historical Landmark. Buildings there have been listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and the historical Naval Station Treasure Island, an auxiliary air facility (for airships, blimps, dirigibles, planes and seaplanes), are designated in the Geographic Names Information System. Treasure Island is connected to Yerba Buena Island, another (natural) auxiliary island of San Francisco, by a causeway, creating access to Interstate 80.