Town guide

Bay Point, California

Bay Point is a community in Contra Costa County, California, home to about 24,231 people across 6.4 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 94520 and 94565.

Homes sold for a median of $416 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.

Population24,2313,768 per sq mi
Median home value$525,000Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$416Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking46%Median of 2 ZIP codes

ZIP codes in Bay Point

2 ZIP codes, 2 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Bay Point

Distances

Nearest major airportOakland San Francisco Bay Airport (OAK)25 miles away
Closer regional airportBuchanan Field (CCR)7 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Oakland, CA23 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Los Angeles, CA338 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Bay Point; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Bay Point

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Bay Point had 23,896 residents in the 2020 census, up 11% since 2000.

It’s the 312th largest of 1,563 towns in California by population.

Contra Costa County grew from 18,046 residents in 1900 to 1,165,927 in 2020.

Bay Point population by census2000: 21,534, 2010: 21,349, 2020: 23,89621,534200021,349201023,8962020

Contra Costa County, 1900–2020

Contra Costa County population, 1900 to 20201900: 18,046, 1910: 31,674, 1920: 53,889, 1930: 78,608, 1940: 100,450, 1950: 298,984, 1960: 409,030, 1970: 558,389, 1980: 656,380, 1990: 803,732, 2000: 948,816, 2010: 1,049,025, 2020: 1,165,92718K’00’1054K’20’30100K’40’50409K’60’70656K’80’90949K’00’101.2M’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 88°F in summer, and winter lows average 41°F. About 16.1 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near Bay PointJan: high 58°F, low 41°F, 3.2 in; Feb: high 62°F, low 44°F, 3.2 in; Mar: high 67°F, low 47°F, 2.3 in; Apr: high 71°F, low 49°F, 1.1 in; May: high 78°F, low 53°F, 0.5 in; Jun: high 84°F, low 57°F, 0.2 in; Jul: high 88°F, low 59°F, 0 in; Aug: high 88°F, low 59°F, 0 in; Sep: high 85°F, low 58°F, 0.1 in; Oct: high 78°F, low 53°F, 0.7 in; Nov: high 66°F, low 45°F, 1.6 in; Dec: high 58°F, low 41°F, 3.2 in58°41°Jan3.262°44°Feb3.267°47°Mar2.371°49°Apr1.178°53°May0.584°57°Jun0.288°59°Jul0.088°59°Aug0.085°58°Sep0.178°53°Oct0.766°45°Nov1.658°41°Dec3.2Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Concord Buchanan Fld, CA weather station (7 miles away).

Jobs in Contra Costa County

343,690 jobs at 25,932 businesses in Contra Costa County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Contra Costa CountyHealth care and social assistance: 63,965 jobs; Retail trade: 42,831 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 35,253 jobs; Professional services: 28,708 jobs; Construction: 27,489 jobs; Administrative and support: 25,794 jobs; Finance and insurance: 17,956 jobs; Other services: 17,181 jobsHealth care and social assistance 19% Retail trade 13% Hotels and restaurants 10% Professional services 8% Construction 8% Administrative and support 8% Finance and insurance 5% Other services 5%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

1,563 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Bay Point’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

  • John Muir Medical Center - Concord CampusGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Concord6.1 miles
  • Sutter Delta Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Antioch6.3 miles
  • Kaiser Foundation Hospital - AntiochGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 1 of 5 · Antioch8.4 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors92
Specialist doctors164
Dentists88
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants164
Mental health providers912
Physical and occupational therapists96
Optometrists19
Chiropractors28
Pharmacies27

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.

Places in and around Bay Point

Parks (10 nearby)

  • Buchanan Park · 25 acres1.9 mi
  • Ambrose Park · 12 acres1.3 mi
  • John Henry Johnson Park · 9 acres0.9 mi
  • Oak Hills Park · 4 acres1.6 mi
  • DeAnza Park · 4 acres1.6 mi
  • Hillsdale Park · 3 acres0.8 mi

Grocery stores (4 nearby)

  • Safeway1.4 mi
  • Bonfaire Market1.5 mi
  • La Chicana Market1.8 mi
  • La Superior Mercados1.9 mi

Pharmacies (1 nearby)

  • Rite Aid1.5 mi

Libraries

  • Pittsburg Library2.1 mi
  • LMC Library3.4 mi
  • Clayton Library4.1 mi
  • CSUEB Library4.9 mi
  • Concord Branch, Contra Costa County Library5.7 mi

Museums

  • Pittsburg Historical Museum3.0 mi
  • Clayton Historical Society Museum4.2 mi
  • Clayton Historical Society Museum4.2 mi
  • Antioch Historical Museum5.4 mi

Theaters and performance venues

  • Concord Pavilion3.0 mi
  • California Theatre3.1 mi

Counts are within about 2 miles of the center of town.

Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.

Schools in Bay Point

Public schools here are run by Mt. Diablo Unified, Contra Costa County Office of Education, Pittsburg Unified and others. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (26)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Bel Air ElementaryBay PointK–5328Public1.5 mi
Cambridge ElementaryConcordK–5469Public7.4 mi
Delta View ElementaryPittsburgK–5656Public2.4 mi
Floyd I. MarchusConcordK–1250Special Education6.7 mi
Foothill ElementaryPittsburgK–5551Public2.7 mi
Heights ElementaryPittsburgK–5547Public1.4 mi
Highlands ElementaryPittsburgK–5480Public2.1 mi
Los Medanos ElementaryPittsburgK–5665Public1.6 mi
Marina Vista ElementaryPittsburgK–5612Public2.8 mi
Meadow Homes ElementaryConcordK–5732Public6.8 mi
Parkside ElementaryPittsburgK–5565Public1.9 mi
Rio Vista ElementaryBay PointK–5431Public3.5 mi
Rocketship Futuro AcademyConcordK–5669Charter6.1 mi
Shore Acres ElementaryBay PointK–5398Public3.4 mi
Stoneman ElementaryPittsburgK–5602Public2.9 mi
Sun Terrace ElementaryConcordK–5418Public5.7 mi
Willow Cove ElementaryPittsburgK–5592Public1.5 mi
Glenbrook AcademyConcord6–1221Special Education6.1 mi
Golden Gate CommunityPittsburg6–1269Charter, Alternative Education2.7 mi
Hillview Junior HighPittsburg6–8893Public1.9 mi
Martin Luther King Jr. Junior HighPittsburg6–8706Public3.0 mi
Rancho Medanos Junior HighPittsburg6–8812Public1.1 mi
Riverview MiddleBay Point6–8682Public3.2 mi
Black Diamond High (Continuation)Pittsburg9–12205Alternative Education2.7 mi
Mt. Diablo HighConcord9–121,397Public6.2 mi
Pittsburg Senior HighPittsburg9–123,403Public2.6 mi
Private schools (6)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Bay Christian SchoolConcordPre-K–8255Assembly of God3.5 mi
Beginnings & Beyond Montessori ChristianConcordPre-K–K9Presbyterian6.1 mi
Queen of All Saints SchoolConcordPre-K–8287Roman Catholic6.3 mi
St Peter MartyrPittsburgPre-K–8164Roman Catholic2.8 mi
Anova Center for EducationConcord1–1271Nonsectarian7.3 mi
De La Salle AcademyConcord5–868Roman Catholic6.9 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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Shares ZIP codes with Pittsburg, Concord and Clyde.

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