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Welcome to Santa Rita ...

Santa Rita is located in Alameda County<1>.

Santa Rita is 350 feet [107 m] above sea level.<2>.

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 <3>
  • Hayward
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Livermore
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • San Leandro
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • San Ramon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Milpitas
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • 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 <3>
  • Walnut Creek
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Dublin
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Brentwood
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)

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.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Alameda, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Santa Rita - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.