Danville is a town in Contra Costa County, California, home to about 43,401 people across 18 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 94506 and 94526.
Homes sold for a median of $753 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.
Mostly Danville; also Blackhawk and Camino Tassajara
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Danville. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport (OAK)16 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Oakland, CA15 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Los Angeles, CA329 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Danville; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Danville had 43,582 residents in the 2020 census, up 4% since 2000.
It’s the 213th 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.
Contra Costa County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 83°F in summer, and winter lows average 41°F. About 26.1 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 1 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Mt Diablo Junction, CA weather station (4 miles away).
343,690 jobs at 25,932 businesses in Contra Costa County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
524 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Danville’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 46 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 61 |
| Dentists | 79 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 47 |
| Mental health providers | 178 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 57 |
| Optometrists | 12 |
| Chiropractors | 44 |
| Pharmacies | 6 |
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.
Parks (12 nearby)
Grocery stores (6 nearby)
Pharmacies (5 nearby)
Libraries (2 nearby)
Museums (3 nearby)
Theaters and performance venues (1 nearby)
Counts are within about 3 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.
Established in 1982.
Notable people born here
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Public schools here are run by San Ramon Valley Unified. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Creekside ElementaryDanville | K–5 | 549 | Public | 4.3 mi |
| Green Valley ElementaryDanville | K–5 | 484 | Public | 1.8 mi |
| Greenbrook ElementaryDanville | K–5 | 732 | Public | 2.2 mi |
| John Baldwin ElementaryDanville | K–5 | 439 | Public | 2.0 mi |
| Montair ElementaryDanville | K–5 | 484 | Public | 2.8 mi |
| Sycamore Valley ElementaryDanville | K–5 | 559 | Public | 0.9 mi |
| Tassajara Hills ElementaryDanville | K–5 | 506 | Public | 4.2 mi |
| Vista Grande ElementaryDanville | K–5 | 544 | Public | 1.9 mi |
| Charlotte Wood MiddleDanville | 6–8 | 853 | Public | 1.8 mi |
| Diablo Vista MiddleDanville | 6–8 | 835 | Public | 3.3 mi |
| Los Cerros MiddleDanville | 6–8 | 486 | Public | 2.1 mi |
| Monte Vista HighDanville | 9–12 | 2,042 | Public | 2.3 mi |
| San Ramon Valley HighDanville | 9–12 | 2,036 | Public | 2.9 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danville Montessori SchoolDanville | Pre-K–K | 12 | Nonsectarian | 2.3 mi |
| Harper SchoolDanville | Pre-K–K | 5 | Nonsectarian | 1.8 mi |
| Learn & Play Montessori Danville IncDanville | Pre-K–K | 8 | Nonsectarian | 2.3 mi |
| San Ramon Valley Christian AcademyDanville | Pre-K–8 | 392 | Presbyterian | 2.5 mi |
| St Isidore SchoolDanville | Pre-K–8 | 616 | Roman Catholic | 2.8 mi |
| Fountainhead Montessori School - DanvilleDanville | K | 30 | Nonsectarian | 3.2 mi |
| The Athenian SchoolDanville | 6–12 | 537 | Nonsectarian | 1.1 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 Blackhawk and Camino Tassajara.
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