Crockett | |
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Census-designated place | |
Location in Contra Costa County and the state of California |
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Location in the United States | |
Coordinates: 38°03′09″N 122°12′47″W / 38.05250°N 122.21306°WCoordinates: 38°03′09″N 122°12′47″W / 38.05250°N 122.21306°W | |
Country | United States |
State | California |
County | Contra Costa |
Government | |
• State Senate | Bill Dodd (D) |
• State Assembly | Tim Grayson (D) |
• U. S. Congress | Mike Thompson (D) |
Area | |
• Total | 1.060 sq mi (2.746 km2) |
• Land | 1.060 sq mi (2.746 km2) |
• Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) 0% |
Elevation | 128 ft (39 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 3,094 |
• Density | 2,900/sq mi (1,100/km2) |
Time zone | PST (UTC-8) |
• Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
ZIP code | 94525 |
Area code(s) | 510 |
FIPS code | 06-17274 |
GNIS feature IDs | 277495, 2407683 |
Crockett (formerly, Crockettville) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Contra Costa County, California, United States. The population was 3,094 at the 2010 census. It is located 5 miles (8 km) west of Martinez and 5 miles (8 km) north of Richmond.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.1 square miles (2.8 km2), all of it land.
Crockett is located where the Carquinez Strait meets San Pablo Bay. The Carquinez Bridge, part of Interstate 80, links Crockett with the city of Vallejo to the north across the strait. To the east of Crockett along the strait are Port Costa and the city of Martinez. South of Crockett are the town of Rodeo and the city of Hercules. Farther southwest on I-80 are the cities of Richmond, Berkeley and Oakland; in the opposite direction, northeast, is the capital of California, Sacramento.
This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above 71.6 °F. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Crockett has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.