Welcome to Pacheco ...

Pacheco is located in Contra Costa County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pacheco, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1859.

Pacheco is 60 feet [18 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Pacheco ...

While we believe that this Pacheco is located in Contra Costa County, we know of another 2 California communities named Pacheco. Those communities are located in the following counties: Marin and Shasta County.

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

Communities near Pacheco ...

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

• Oakland
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
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  • Oakland is located in Alameda County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 424,891 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakland <3>
• Berkeley
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
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  • Berkeley is located in Alameda County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 122,726 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berkeley <3>
• Vallejo
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
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  • Vallejo is located in Solano County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 120,747 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vallejo <3>
• Fairfield
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
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  • Fairfield is located in Solano County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 117,580 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfield <3>
• Antioch
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
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  • Antioch is located in Contra Costa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 111,605 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Antioch <3>
• Richmond
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
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  • Richmond is located in Contra Costa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 110,038 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond <3>
• San Leandro
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
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  • San Leandro is located in Alameda County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 89,161 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Leandro <3>
• San Ramon
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
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  • 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 <3>
• Alameda
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
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  • Alameda is located in Alameda County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 78,841 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alameda <3>
• Pittsburg
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
  • Pittsburg is located in Contra Costa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 72,622 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pittsburg <3>

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 Pacheco. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pacheco.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Pacheco. 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 Pacheco.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pacheco ...

Looking for more information about Pacheco? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Pacheco, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Pacheco.

Adding Pacheco to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pacheco in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Pacheco was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Pacheco post office opened in 1859.

We also found Pacheco in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pacheco.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pacheco. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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

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