Welcome to West Pittsburg ...

West Pittsburg is located in Contra Costa County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Pittsburg, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1956.

A typical abbreviation for West Pittsburg: W. Pittsburg

West Pittsburg is 50 feet [15 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for West Pittsburg: (925)

Communities Also Named West Pittsburg ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named West Pittsburg - they are located in Ohio and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near West Pittsburg ...

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

• Concord
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • 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>
• Vallejo
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • 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
  (16 miles [25.7 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
  (7 miles [11.3 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 <4>
• San Ramon
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • 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>
• Walnut Creek
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • 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 <4>
• Brentwood
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood
  • Brentwood is located in Contra Costa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 65,017 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brentwood <4>
• Danville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
  • Danville is located in Contra Costa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,883 people
  • Former name for Danville:
  • Inmanville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danville <4>
• Oakley
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
  • Oakley is located in Contra Costa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,710 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakley <4>
• Martinez
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinez
  • Martinez is located in Contra Costa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,027 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinez <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 West Pittsburg. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Pittsburg.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Pittsburg ...

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

Adding West Pittsburg to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of West Pittsburg 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 West Pittsburg was on a map titled Road Map for California (from Shell Oil, 1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for West Pittsburg.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for West Pittsburg. 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/