Welcome to Port Costa ...

Port Costa is located in Contra Costa County<1>.

Port Costa was established in 1879.

A typical abbreviation for Port Costa: Prt. Costa

Port Costa is near sea level<2>.

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

Port Costa lies within the (510) area code.

The ZIP code for Port Costa: 94569<3>

Communities near Port Costa ...

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

• Oakland
  (17 miles [27.4 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 <4>
• Concord
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • 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
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • 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>
• Vallejo
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
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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>
• Fairfield
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
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  • Fairfield is located in Solano County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 117,580 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfield <4>
• Richmond
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • 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>
• Alameda
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
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  • Alameda is located in Alameda County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 78,841 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alameda <4>
• Napa
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
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  • Napa is located in Napa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 77,032 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Napa <4>
• Pittsburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
  • Pittsburg is located in Contra Costa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 72,622 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pittsburg <4>
• Walnut Creek
  (11 miles [17.7 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 <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 Port Costa. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Port Costa.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Port Costa ...

Looking for more information about Port Costa? 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 Port Costa, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Port Costa.

Adding Port Costa to Our Gazetteer ...

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

We also found Port Costa mentioned on a train schedule titled Southern Pacific Railroad Time Tables (March 1908).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Port Costa.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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

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