Welcome to Mountain View ...

Mountain View is located in Contra Costa County<1>.

The location of Mountain View has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

A typical abbreviation for Mountain View: Mountain Vw.

Mountain View is 110 feet [34 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Mountain View lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Websites for Mountain View ...

Official Website:   www.ci.mtnview.ca.us/

Chamber of Commerce:   www.chambermv.org/

Communities Also Named Mountain View ...

While we believe that this Mountain View is located in Contra Costa County, we know of another 5 California communities named Mountain View. Those communities are located in the following counties: Kern, Los Angeles, San Bernardino, San Diego and Santa Clara County.

Beyond California, there are 74 communities that are also named Mountain View - they are located in Alabama (2), Alaska, Alberta, Arizona (2), Arkansas, Colorado (4), Georgia (2), Hawaii, Idaho, Maryland (2), Missouri (2), Montana (2), Nevada (2), New Brunswick, New Jersey, New Mexico (2), New York (2), North Carolina (7), Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania, Quebec (2), South Carolina, Tennessee (4), Texas (3), Utah, Virginia (11), Washington (2), West Virginia and Wyoming (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mountain View.

Communities near Mountain View ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Mountain View.

• Oakland
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
  • Oakland is located in Alameda County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 424,891 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakland <4>
• Concord
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
  • Concord is located in Contra Costa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 128,544 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Concord <4>
• Berkeley
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkeley
  • Berkeley is located in Alameda County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 122,726 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berkeley <4>
• Vallejo
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vallejo
  • Vallejo is located in Solano County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 120,747 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vallejo <4>
• Fairfield
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
  • Fairfield is located in Solano County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 117,580 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfield <4>
• Antioch
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
  • Antioch is located in Contra Costa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 111,605 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Antioch <4>
• Richmond
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
  • Richmond is located in Contra Costa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 110,038 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond <4>
• San Leandro
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Leandro
  • San Leandro is located in Alameda County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 89,161 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Leandro <4>
• San Ramon
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Ramon
  • San Ramon is located in Contra Costa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 82,865 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Ramon <4>
• Alameda
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alameda
  • Alameda is located in Alameda County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 78,841 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alameda <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Mountain View. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mountain View.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Mountain View. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mountain View.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Mountain View. See our Newspapers Page for Mountain View.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mountain View ...

Looking for more information about Mountain View? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Mountain View, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Mountain View.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Mountain View: www.ci.mtnview.ca.us/

The official website for Contra Costa County: www.co.contra-costa.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/