Welcome to Avon ...

Avon is located in Contra Costa County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Avon, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Avon is near sea level<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Avon ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two California communities named Avon: This one is located in Contra Costa County and the other is located in Butte County.

Beyond California, there are 40 communities that are also named Avon - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky (2), Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri (3), Montana, New Brunswick, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario (3), Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Utah (2), Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin (2).

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

Communities near Avon ...

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

• Oakland
  (18 miles [29 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 <3>
• 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 <3>
• Berkeley
  (15 miles [24.1 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 <3>
• Vallejo
  (10 miles [16.1 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 <3>
• Fairfield
  (15 miles [24.1 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 <3>
• Antioch
  (14 miles [22.5 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 <3>
• Richmond
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • 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 <3>
• San Ramon
  (18 miles [29 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 <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>
• Walnut Creek
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • 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 <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 Avon. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Avon.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Avon ...

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

Adding Avon to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Avon 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 Avon was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Avon.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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