Welcome to Santa Rita ...

Santa Rita is located in Alameda County<1>.

The location of Santa Rita has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

Santa Rita is 350 feet [107 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Santa Rita ...

While we believe that this Santa Rita is located in Alameda County, we know of another 2 California communities named Santa Rita. Those communities are located in the following counties: Monterey and Santa Barbara County.

Beyond California, there are 8 communities that are also named Santa Rita - they are located in Arizona, Montana, New Mexico (2) and Texas (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Santa Rita.

Communities near Santa Rita ...

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

• Fremont
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • 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 <4>
• Hayward
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • 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 <4>
• Livermore
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • 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 <4>
• San Leandro
  (16 miles [25.7 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 <4>
• San Ramon
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Ramon
  • San Ramon is located in Contra Costa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 82,865 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Ramon <4>
• Milpitas
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milpitas
  • Milpitas is located in Santa Clara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 75,867 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milpitas <4>
• Union City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
  • Union City is located in Alameda County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 74,501 people
  • Former name for Union City:
  • Decoto
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union City <4>
• Walnut Creek
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • 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>
• Dublin
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
  • Dublin is located in Alameda County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,936 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dublin <4>
• Brentwood
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • 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 <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 Santa Rita. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Santa Rita.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Santa Rita ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Alameda County: www.acgov.org/

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