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Welcome to Rafael Village ...

Rafael Village is located in Marin County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Rafael Village: Rafael Vlg. (in Canada, 'Vlge.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Rafael Village is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Rafael Village: 415 & 628<3>

Communities near Rafael Village ...

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

  • Vallejo
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Richmond
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • 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>
  • Petaluma
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • San Rafael
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • San Pablo
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Hercules
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hercules
    • Hercules is located in Contra Costa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,221 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hercules <4>
  • El Cerrito
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • American Canyon
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Albany
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Pinole
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinole
    • Pinole is located in Contra Costa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,207 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pinole <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 Rafael Village. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rafael Village.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rafael Village ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Marin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rafael Village - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 415 code has been Overlayed with the 628 area code. New phone numbers in the Rafael Village area will be assigned with one of these codes: 415 or 628. As a result, placing a call in the Rafael Village area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.