Discovery Bay, California
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| Town and independent Community Services District (CSD) | |
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Aerial view of Discovery Bay
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 Location in Contra Costa County and the state of California |
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| Coordinates: 37°54′31″N 121°36′01″W / 37.90861°N 121.60028°WCoordinates: 37°54′31″N 121°36′01″W / 37.90861°N 121.60028°W | |
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 United States
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| State |
 California
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| County | Contra Costa |
| Government | |
| • General Manager | Mike Davies |
| • State Senate | Steve Glazer (D) |
| • State Assembly | Jim Frazier (D) |
| • U. S. Congress | Jerry McNerney (D) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7.040 sq mi (18.232 km2) |
| • Land | 6.219 sq mi (16.107 km2) |
| • Water | 0.821 sq mi (2.125 km2) 11.7% |
| Elevation | 7 ft (2 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 13,352 |
| • Density | 1,900/sq mi (730/km2) |
| Time zone | PST (UTC-8) |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
| ZIP code | 94505 |
| Area code(s) | 925 |
| FIPS code | 06-19339 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 1701762, 2408672 |
Discovery Bay is a census-designated place (CDP) in eastern Contra Costa County, California in the United States, about 60 miles (97 km) from San Francisco. It is located in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area. As of 2010, its population was 13,352, a 48.7 percent gain from 8,981 at the 2000 census.
Discovery Bay is a waterfront community built on a network of man-made dikes, surrounded by freshwater, except for the southeast quadrant, which comprises the golf course of Discovery Bay Country Club. Many homes have private docks with access to the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta. Road access is via California State Route 4.
Discovery Bay has a short history. It was begun as a planned community in 1964, and originally designated as "Riverside" and "River Lake." It was built on land known as the Byron Tract, which was previously used for growing barley and potatoes. In 1968, Jurgen Lunding led an effort to give the community its current name.
In July 2007, Discovery Bay received its own ZIP code: 94505. Formerly, it had shared 94514 with Byron. The ensuing celebration included a world record-setting paddle boat raft-up.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 7.0 square miles (18 km2), of which, 6.2 square miles (16 km2) of it is land and 0.8 square miles (2.1 km2) of it (11.7%) is water.
The Town of Discovery Bay Community Services District (CSD) serves as Discovery Bay's local government. Its primary duties are handling water, sewer, landscaping and recreation. The CSD Board has five members who are elected by community residents. While the CSD Board has no land use or zoning authority, the CSD can advise the County on decisions related to police and fire services, residential and commercial development, and more.
In December, 2016, the CSD Board announced that Mike Davies, a Discovery Bay resident would become the general manager of CSD, effective January 3, 2017. He would replace the interim manager, Catherine Kutsuris. Davies had served as a police officer in Brentwood, California, including five years as chief of police there. Retiring from Brentwood Police Department in 2006, he was hired at the California Police Officers Standards and Training organization in Sacramento.
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