Welcome to Rock City ...

Rock City is located in Contra Costa County<1>.

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

Rock City is 1,540 feet [469 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Rock City ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Rock City - they are located in Alabama (2), Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, New York (3) and Tennessee (2).

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

Communities near Rock City ...

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

• Oakland
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • 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>
• Hayward
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayward
  • Hayward is located in Alameda County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 157,966 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hayward <4>
• Concord
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • 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
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • 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>
• Antioch
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
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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 <4>
• Livermore
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livermore
  • Livermore is located in Alameda County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 91,617 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Livermore <4>
• San Leandro
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • 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
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • 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>
• Pleasanton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasanton
  • Pleasanton is located in Alameda County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 80,247 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasanton <4>
• Alameda
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • 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 Rock City. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rock City.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rock City ...

Looking for more information about Rock City? 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 Rock City, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Rock City.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rock City. 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/