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Welcome to Bridgehead ...

Bridgehead is located in Contra Costa County<1>.

Bridgehead is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Bridgehead ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Bridgehead - it's located in Alabama.

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

Communities near Bridgehead ...

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

  • Concord
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • 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>
  • San Ramon
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Pittsburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Walnut Creek
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Brentwood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Danville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • 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 <3>
  • Pleasant Hill
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Clayton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
    • Clayton is located in Contra Costa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,527 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clayton <3>
  • Rio Vista
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Isleton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bridgehead ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Contra Costa, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bridgehead - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.