Port Costa, California

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Port Costa, California is a small historic waterfront community on the Carquinez Strait in the San Francisco Bay Area, known for its 19th-century port heritage and preserved rural character.

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Port Costa, California canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf census-designated place
historic town
unincorporated community
areaCode 510
climate Mediterranean climate
connectedByFerryTo Benicia
surface form: Benicia, California
country United States of America
surface form: United States
county Contra Costa County
declineReason opening of Benicia–Martinez Bridge
elevation 16 meters
52 feet
established 1879
ferryServiceEnded 1930
FIPSCode 06-58306
foundedAs port town
GNISFeatureID 1659104
governingBody Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors
hasHistoricDistrict Port Costa historic commercial core
historicalRole major wheat-shipping port for California
railroad ferry terminal on Carquinez Strait
knownFor 19th-century port heritage
historic waterfront
preserved rural character
small-town atmosphere
locatedIn San Francisco Bay Area
locatedInValley between Carquinez Strait and surrounding hills
locatedNear City of Benicia, California
surface form: Benicia, California

Crockett, California
Martinez, California
locatedOnWaterbody Carquinez Pass
surface form: Carquinez Strait
notableBuilding Burlington Hotel
Port Costa School
Port Costa Warehouse ruins
partOf East Bay
populationCensus2010 190
populationCensus2020 242
postalCode 94569
primaryLandUse open space
residential
regionCode US-CA
servedByFireProtection Crockett-Carquinez Fire Protection District
servedByLawEnforcement Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office
servedByRailroad Central Pacific Railroad
Southern Pacific Railroad
state California, United States
surface form: California
timeZone Pacific Time Zone
timeZoneDST Pacific Time Zone
surface form: Pacific Daylight Time
transportAccess Carquinez Scenic Drive
State Route 4
surface form: State Route 4 (nearby)
zoningCharacter primarily residential and rural

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Contra Costa County hasMajorCity Port Costa, California
Carquinez Strait Regional Shoreline locatedNear Port Costa, California
Crockett, California adjacentTo Port Costa, California
John Swett High School (dropped out) regionServed Port Costa, California
subject surface form: John Swett High School