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 |
State | California |
County | Contra Costa |
Government | |
• State Senator | Steve Glazer (D) |
• State Assembly | Tim Grayson (D) |
• U. S. Congress | Mark DeSaulnier (D) |
Area | |
• Total | 7.40 sq mi (19.17 km2) |
• Land | 6.58 sq mi (17.04 km2) |
• Water | 0.82 sq mi (2.13 km2) 11.7% |
Elevation | 89 ft (27 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 22,639 |
• Estimate (2016) | N/A |
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 census-designated place located in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area in Contra Costa County, California. Bay Point is just west of Pittsburg, California, and northeast of Concord, California, on the southern shore of Suisun Bay. The population of Bay Point was 21,349 as of 2010. 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 41.4% 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. 54.9% of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.