Port Costa, California

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Port Costa, California is a small historic waterfront community on the Carquinez Strait in the San Francisco Bay Area, known for its 19th-century port heritage and preserved rural character.

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Port Costa, California canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf census-designated place
historic town
unincorporated community
areaCode 510
climate Mediterranean climate
connectedByFerryTo Benicia, California
linked to: Benicia
country United States
county Contra Costa County
declineReason opening of Benicia–Martinez Bridge
elevation 16 meters
52 feet
established 1879
ferryServiceEnded 1930
FIPSCode 06-58306
foundedAs port town
GNISFeatureID 1659104
governingBody Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors
hasHistoricDistrict Port Costa historic commercial core
historicalRole major wheat-shipping port for California
railroad ferry terminal on Carquinez Strait
knownFor 19th-century port heritage
historic waterfront
preserved rural character
small-town atmosphere
locatedIn San Francisco Bay Area
locatedInValley between Carquinez Strait and surrounding hills
locatedNear Benicia, California
Crockett, California
Martinez, California
locatedOnWaterbody Carquinez Strait
linked to: Carquinez Pass
notableBuilding Burlington Hotel
Port Costa School
Port Costa Warehouse ruins
partOf East Bay
populationCensus2010 190
populationCensus2020 242
postalCode 94569
primaryLandUse open space
residential
regionCode US-CA
servedByFireProtection Crockett-Carquinez Fire Protection District
servedByLawEnforcement Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office
servedByRailroad Central Pacific Railroad
Southern Pacific Railroad
state California
timeZone Pacific Time Zone
timeZoneDST Pacific Daylight Time
linked to: Pacific Time Zone
transportAccess Carquinez Scenic Drive
State Route 4 (nearby)
linked to: State Route 4
zoningCharacter primarily residential and rural

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Contra Costa County hasMajorCity Port Costa, California
Carquinez Strait Regional Shoreline locatedNear Port Costa, California
Crockett, California adjacentTo Port Costa, California
John Swett High School regionServed Port Costa, California