San Lorenzo, California
| San Lorenzo | |
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| CDP | |
 Location in Alameda County and the state of California |
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| Coordinates: 37°40′52″N 122°07′28″W / 37.68111°N 122.12444°WCoordinates: 37°40′52″N 122°07′28″W / 37.68111°N 122.12444°W | |
| Country |
 United States
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| State |
 California
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| County | Alameda |
| Government | |
| • State Senate | Bob Wieckowski (D) |
| • State Assembly | Bill Quirk (D) |
| • U. S. Congress | Eric Swalwell (D) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.770 sq mi (7.174 km2) |
| • Land | 2.763 sq mi (7.157 km2) |
| • Water | 0.007 sq mi (0.017 km2) 0.24% |
| Elevation | 36 ft (11 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 23,452 |
| • Density | 8,487.9/sq mi (3,276.8/km2) |
| Time zone | Pacific (PST) (UTC-8) |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
| ZIP code | 94580 |
| Area code(s) | 510 |
| FIPS code | 06-68112 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 232433, 1659583, 2409260 |
San Lorenzo, also known as San Lorenzo Village is a census-designated place (CDP) located in the East Bay of the San Francisco Bay Area in Alameda County, California, United States. The population was 23,452 at the 2010 census.
In 1944, under contract to the U.S. Navy, David D. Bohannon's Greenwood Company began construction of San Lorenzo Village, which was one of the nation's first planned communities, with parcels designated for schools, churches, parks, and several retail centers. Bohannon's pioneering pre-cutting techniques, referred to as the "California method," were used in later developments, such as the more famous Levittown, Pennsylvania.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 2.8 square miles (7.3 km2), of which, 2.8 square miles (7.3 km2) is land and 0.24% is water. San Lorenzo Creek runs partly through the town. It is located between the incorporated cities of San Leandro to the north and Hayward to the south.
The 2010 United States Census reported that 23,452 people, 7,425 households, and 5,792 families resided in the CDP. The population density was 8,487.9 people per square mile (3,276.8/km²). There were 7,674 housing units at an average density of 2,770.4 per square mile (1,069.7/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 47.4% White (32.4% non-Hispanic), 4.8% African American (4.5% non-Hispanic), 1.0% Native American, 21.6% Asian, 0.8% Pacific Islander, 17.9% from other races, and 6.5% from two or more races. 37.7% of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.
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