Welcome to Montclair ...

Montclair is located in Alameda County<1>.

When the people of Montclair refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Montclairian<2>

Montclair is 890 feet [271 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Montclair ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two California communities named Montclair: This one is located in Alameda County and the other is located in San Bernardino County.

Beyond California, there are 19 communities that are also named Montclair - they are located in Alabama, Colorado (2), Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky (2), Massachusetts, New Jersey, North Carolina (5), South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia.

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

Communities near Montclair ...

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

• San Francisco
  (12 miles [19.3 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>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to San Francisco
  • From Montclair to San Francisco
• Oakland
  (3 miles [4.8 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 <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Oakland
  • From Montclair to Oakland
• 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>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Hayward
  • From Montclair to Hayward
• Concord
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
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  • Concord is located in Contra Costa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 128,544 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Concord <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Concord
  • From Montclair to Concord
• Berkeley
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
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  • Berkeley is located in Alameda County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 122,726 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berkeley <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Berkeley
  • From Montclair to Berkeley
• Vallejo
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
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  • Vallejo is located in Solano County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 120,747 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vallejo <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Vallejo
  • From Montclair to Vallejo
• Richmond
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
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  • Richmond is located in Contra Costa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 110,038 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Richmond
  • From Montclair to Richmond
• Daly City
  (17 miles [27.4 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>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Daly City
  • From Montclair to Daly City
• San Mateo
  (19 miles [30.6 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>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to San Mateo
  • From Montclair to San Mateo
• San Leandro
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • 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>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to San Leandro
  • From Montclair to San Leandro

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Montclair ...

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