East Richmond Heights, California
| East Richmond Heights | |
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| Census-designated place | |
East Richmond Heights in 1912
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 Location in Contra Costa County and the state of California |
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 East Richmond Heights
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| Coordinates: 37°56′42″N 122°18′49″W / 37.94500°N 122.31361°WCoordinates: 37°56′42″N 122°18′49″W / 37.94500°N 122.31361°W | |
| Country |
 United States
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| State |
 California
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| County | Contra Costa |
| Government | |
| • State Senate | Nancy Skinner (D) |
| • State Assembly | Tony Thurmond (D) |
| • U. S. Congress | Mark DeSaulnier (D) |
| • Supervisor | John Gioia |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.580 sq mi (1.503 km2) |
| • Land | 0.580 sq mi (1.503 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) 0% |
| Elevation | 387 ft (118 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 3,280 |
| • Density | 5,700/sq mi (2,200/km2) |
| Time zone | PST (UTC-8) |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
| ZIP code | 94805 |
| Area code(s) | 510 |
| FIPS code | 06-21061 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 1867019, 2408035 |
East Richmond Heights is an unincorporated and census-designated place (CDP) in western Contra Costa County, California, United States. Its population was 3,280 at the 2010 census. The community is locally referred to as Richmond View, especially in the context of real estate advertisements. The area also includes Tewksbury Heights, a subdivision created in 1909 and located within the East Richmond Heights CDP.
Situated at the north end of the Berkeley Hills, East Richmond Heights overlooks the northern part of the San Francisco Bay. This small residential community is bordered by El Cerrito to the south, with the Richmond Heights neighborhood of Richmond to the west, and Wildcat Canyon Regional Park to the north and east.
Arlington Boulevard, a major north-south thoroughfare traversing the Berkeley and El Cerrito portions of the Berkeley Hills, runs through the center of the community and terminates at its north end. Interstate 80 is located about one-half mile to the west, and provides access to the community via its Solano and McBryde Avenue exits.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the community has a total area of 0.6 square miles (1.6 km2), all of it land.
Police services for the community are provided by the Contra Costa County Sheriff's Office Bay Station. Traffic services are handled by the California Highway Patrol. The county contracts with the adjacent city of Richmond to provide fire fighting services. Garbage, recycling, and compost collection are provided by Republic Services. Mail delivered to addresses within the community are addressed to the city of Richmond or El Cerrito, depending on their location within the CDP. Nonetheless, these addresses are not located within Richmond or El Cerrito.
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