Welcome to San Pablo ...

The coastal city of San Pablo is located in Contra Costa County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of San Pablo, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1854.

The city was incorporated April 27, 1948.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, San Pablo has a population of 30,955 people<2> (see below for details).

San Pablo is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

San Pablo is located in the (510) area code.

The ZIP code for San Pablo: 94806<4>

Websites for San Pablo ...

Official Website: www.ci.san-pablo.ca.us/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, San Pablo had an population of 30,955 people. This is an increase of 6.23% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 2.45% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, San Pablo had a population of 29,139 people. This makes San Pablo the county's 12th most populous community.

The population of San Pablo represents 0.08% of the total population of California (which has 37,253,956 people), making it the state's 239th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 29,139 people, the population of San Pablo decreased 3.56% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 30,215 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for San Pablo.

Communities Also Named San Pablo ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named San Pablo - they are located in Colorado, Florida, New Mexico (4) and Texas.

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

Communities near San Pablo ...

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

• San Francisco
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Francisco
  • San Francisco is located in San Francisco County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 866,606 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Francisco <5>
• Oakland
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • 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 <5>
• Concord
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • 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 <5>
• Berkeley
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • 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 <5>
• Vallejo
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • 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 <5>
• San Leandro
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • 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 <5>
• Alameda
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • 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 <5>
• Walnut Creek
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Creek
  • Walnut Creek is located in Contra Costa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 69,936 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walnut Creek <5>
• San Rafael
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Rafael
  • San Rafael is located in Marin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,528 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Rafael <5>
• Novato
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Novato
  • Novato is located in Marin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,351 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Novato <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for San Pablo ...

Looking for more information about San Pablo? 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 San Pablo, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for San Pablo.

Adding San Pablo to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of San Pablo 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 San Pablo was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the San Pablo post office opened in 1854.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for San Pablo.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for San Pablo: www.ci.san-pablo.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/