Martinez, California

E93615

Martinez, California is a historic waterfront city in the San Francisco Bay Area known as the county seat of Contra Costa County and for its role as a regional rail and transportation hub.


Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf city
county seat
areaCode 925
associatedWithPerson John Muir
climate Mediterranean climate
country United States
county Contra Costa County NERFINISHED
elevationAboveSeaLevel approximately 10 meters
approximately 33 feet
FIPSCode 06-46046
GNISFeatureID 0277564
governmentType council–manager government
hasHistoricDistrict Downtown Martinez historic district
hasHistoricSignificance one of the older towns in Contra Costa County
hasLandmark Contra Costa County Courthouse
John Muir National Historic Site NERFINISHED
Martinez Marina
hasMajorHighway Interstate 680 NERFINISHED
State Route 4 NERFINISHED
hasMayorCouncilForm yes
hasOfficialWebsite https://www.cityofmartinez.org/
hasRailService Amtrak
hasRailStation Martinez Amtrak station
hasWaterBody Alhambra Creek NERFINISHED
incorporatedAsCity 1876
isCountySeatOf Contra Costa County NERFINISHED
knownFor county government center
historic downtown
role as regional rail hub
waterfront and marina
locatedIn San Francisco Bay Area
locatedInRegion East Bay NERFINISHED
locatedInTimeZone Pacific Time Zone
locatedNear Benicia, California
Concord, California
Walnut Creek, California NERFINISHED
locatedNortheastOf San Francisco, California NERFINISHED
locatedOn Carquinez Strait NERFINISHED
locatedWestOf Sacramento, California NERFINISHED
partOfMetropolitanArea San Francisco–Oakland–Berkeley metropolitan area NERFINISHED
postalCode 94553
regionCode US-CA
servedByRailLine California Zephyr
Capitol Corridor
Coast Starlight NERFINISHED
San Joaquins NERFINISHED
state California
timeZoneDST Pacific Daylight Time

Referenced by (12)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Carquinez Strait Regional Shoreline
Suisun Bay ("City of Martinez, California")
locatedNear
Joe DiMaggio ("Martinez, California, United States")
Joe DiMaggio ("Martinez, California, United States")
placeOfBirth
John Muir ("Martinez, California, United States")
burialPlace
East Bay
contains
Contra Costa County
hasCountySeat
Bay Point, California
locatedEastOf
National Defense Reserve Fleet, Suisun Bay
nearCity
John Muir ("Martinez, California, United States")
residence
Amtrak Capitol Corridor
servesCity
Contra Costa Canal
suppliesWaterTo

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