Welcome to San Ramon ...

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of San Ramon, 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, San Ramon has a population of 82,239 people<2> (see below for details).

San Ramon is 490 feet [149 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

San Ramon is located in the (925) area code.

The ZIP code for San Ramon: 94583<4>

Websites for San Ramon ...

Official Website: www.ci.san-ramon.ca.us/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, San Ramon had an population of 82,239 people. This is an increase of 13.99% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 83.89% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, San Ramon had a population of 72,148 people (or 6.88% of the total population of Contra Costa County). This makes San Ramon the county's 4th most populous community.

The population of San Ramon represents 0.19% of the population of California (which has 37,253,956 people), making it the state's 111st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 72,148 people, the population of San Ramon increased 61.33% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 44,722 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for San Ramon.

Communities Also Named San Ramon ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named San Ramon - they are located in New Mexico and Texas.

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

Communities near San Ramon ...

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

• Oakland
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • 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>
• Fremont
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
  • Fremont is located in Alameda County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 234,569 people
  • Former names for Fremont:
  • Centerville
  • Irvington
  • Mission San Jose
  • Niles
  • Warm Springs
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fremont <5>
• Hayward
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • 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 <5>
• Concord
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • 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
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • 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>
• Antioch
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • 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>
• Livermore
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livermore
  • Livermore is located in Alameda County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 91,617 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Livermore <5>
• San Leandro
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • 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 <5>
• Pleasanton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasanton
  • Pleasanton is located in Alameda County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 80,247 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasanton <5>
• Alameda
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • 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>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for San Ramon ...

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

Adding San Ramon to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for San Ramon.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for San Ramon: www.ci.san-ramon.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/