Welcome to Rio Vista ...

The city of Rio Vista is located in Solano County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rio Vista, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1858.

The city was incorporated January 6, 1894.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Rio Vista has a population of 9,786 people<2> (see below for details).

Rio Vista is 50 feet [15 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Rio Vista: (707)

The ZIP code for Rio Vista: 94571<4>

Websites for Rio Vista ...

Official Website: www.ci.rio-vista.ca.us/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Rio Vista had an population of 9,786 people. This is an increase of 32.96% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 114.09% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Rio Vista had a population of 7,360 people. This makes Rio Vista the county's 7th most populous community.

The population of Rio Vista represents 0.02% of the population of California (which has 37,253,956 people), making it the state's 397th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 7,360 people, the population of Rio Vista increased 61.02% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 4,571 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Rio Vista.

Communities Also Named Rio Vista ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Rio Vista - they are located in Arkansas, Florida, Georgia (2), Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Nevada (2), Tennessee, Texas, Utah and Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Rio Vista ...

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

• Fairfield
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
  • Fairfield is located in Solano County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 117,580 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfield <5>
• Antioch
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
  • Antioch is located in Contra Costa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 111,605 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Antioch <5>
• Pittsburg
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • 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 <5>
• Brentwood
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood
  • Brentwood is located in Contra Costa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 65,017 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brentwood <5>
• Oakley
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
  • Oakley is located in Contra Costa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,710 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakley <5>
• Suisun City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suisun City
  • Suisun City is located in Solano County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,305 people
  • Suisun City has also been known as:
  • Suisun
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Suisun City <5>
• Clayton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
  • Clayton is located in Contra Costa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,527 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clayton <5>
• Isleton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isleton
  • Isleton is located in Sacramento County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 862 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Isleton <5>
• Birds Landing
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birds Landing
  • Birds Landing is located in Solano County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Birds Landing <5>
• Ryde
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryde
  • Ryde is located in Sacramento County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ryde <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 Rio Vista. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rio Vista.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Rio Vista. Our list includes 11 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Rio Vista.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rio Vista ...

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

Adding Rio Vista to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rio Vista 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 Rio Vista was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Rio Vista post office opened in 1858.

We also found Rio Vista in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rio Vista.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Rio Vista: www.ci.rio-vista.ca.us/

The official website for Solano County: www.co.solano.ca.us/

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