Welcome to Chinatown ...

Chinatown is located in Alameda County<1>.

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

Chinatown is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Chinatown ...

While we believe that this Chinatown is located in Alameda County, we know of another 4 California communities named Chinatown. Those communities are located in the following counties: Amador, Mono, San Francisco and Santa Clara County.

Beyond California, there are 11 communities that are also named Chinatown - they are located in Hawaii, Illinois (2), Massachusetts, Montana, Nevada and New York.

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

Communities near Chinatown ...

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

• San Francisco
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • 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 <4>
• Hayward
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • 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
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • 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
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • 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>
• Richmond
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 <4>
• Daly City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daly City
  • Daly City is located in San Mateo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 105,868 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Daly City <4>
• San Mateo
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Mateo
  • San Mateo is located in San Mateo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 102,398 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Mateo <4>
• San Leandro
  (8 miles [12.9 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 <4>
• San Ramon
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • 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>
• Union City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
  • Union City is located in Alameda County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 74,501 people
  • Former name for Union City:
  • Decoto
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union City <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 Chinatown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Chinatown.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Chinatown ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Chinatown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Alameda County: www.acgov.org/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/