Welcome to Pinole ...

The city of Pinole is located in Contra Costa County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pinole, 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.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Pinole has a population of 19,321 people<2> (see below for details).

Pinole is near sea level<3>.

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

Pinole is within the (510) area code.

The ZIP code for Pinole: 94564<4>

Websites for Pinole ...

Official Website: www.ci.pinole.ca.us/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Pinole had an population of 19,321 people. This is an increase of 5.06% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 1.48% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Pinole had a population of 18,390 people. This makes Pinole the county's 16th most populous community.

The population of Pinole represents 0.05% of the total population of California (which has 37,253,956 people), making it the state's 301st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 18,390 people, the population of Pinole decreased 3.41% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 19,039 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Pinole.

Communities near Pinole ...

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

• San Francisco
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • 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 <5>
• Oakland
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • 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 <5>
• Concord
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • 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 <5>
• Berkeley
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • 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 <5>
• Vallejo
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • 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 <5>
• Alameda
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alameda
  • Alameda is located in Alameda County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 78,841 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alameda <5>
• Walnut Creek
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • 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 <5>
• San Rafael
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Rafael
  • San Rafael is located in Marin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,528 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Rafael <5>
• Novato
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Novato
  • Novato is located in Marin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,351 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Novato <5>
• Martinez
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinez
  • Martinez is located in Contra Costa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,027 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinez <5>

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Pinole. Our list includes 5 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Pinole.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pinole ...

Looking for more information about Pinole? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Pinole, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Pinole.

Adding Pinole to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pinole.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Pinole: www.ci.pinole.ca.us/

The official website for Contra Costa County: www.co.contra-costa.ca.us/

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