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Welcome to El Cerrito ...

The city of El Cerrito is located in Riverside County<1>.

El Cerrito is 870 feet [265 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named El Cerrito ...

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

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

Communities near El Cerrito ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for El Cerrito ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Riverside, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around El Cerrito - 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.