Bay Point, California
| Bay Point | |
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| CDP | |
 Location in Contra Costa County and the state of California |
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| Coordinates: 38°01′45″N 121°57′42″W / 38.02917°N 121.96167°WCoordinates: 38°01′45″N 121°57′42″W / 38.02917°N 121.96167°W | |
| Country |
 United States
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| State |
 California
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| County | Contra Costa |
| Government | |
| • State Senator | Steve Glazer (D) |
| • State Assembly | Tim Grayson (D) |
| • U. S. Congress | Mark DeSaulnier (D) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7.371 sq mi (18.091 km2) |
| • Land | 6.554 sq mi (16.975 km2) |
| • Water | 0.817 sq mi (2.116 km2) 11.7% |
| Elevation | 89 ft (27 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 21,349 |
| • Density | 3,257.4/sq mi (1,257.7/km2) |
| Time zone | PST (UTC-8) |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
| ZIP code | 94565 |
| Area code(s) | 925 |
| FIPS code | 06-04415 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 1853376, 2407808 |
Bay Point, formerly West Pittsburg, is a suburb of the Bay Area and census-designated place located in eastern Contra Costa County, California, just west of the city of Pittsburg and northeast over Willow Pass from Concord. The population was 21,349 at the 2010 census. The Pittsburg-Bay Point terminal of the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) rail system is located adjacent to Bay Point in Pittsburg. The community is traversed by a freeway, State Route 4, the California Delta Highway. 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.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 7.4 square miles (19 km2), 88.3% land and 11.7% water. Bay Point borders Suisun Bay.
The 2010 United States Census reported that 21,349 people, 6,224 households, and 4,853 families resided in the CDP. The population density was 3,257.4 people per square mile (1,257.7/km²). There were 6,762 housing units at an average density of 917.4 per square mile (354.2/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 71.4% White (20.5% non-Hispanic), 11.6% African American (10.9% non-Hispanic), 1.1% Native American, 9.9% Asian, 0.7% Pacific Islander, 28.8% from other races, and 6.5% from two or more races. 24.9% of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.
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