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Around Pinole
Distances
Nearest major airport
Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport (OAK)19 miles away
Closer regional airport
Buchanan Field (CCR)13 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Oakland, CA16 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Los Angeles, CA350 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Pinole; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Pinole
U.S. Representative · California’s 8th DistrictJohn Garamendi (D)
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
Pinole had 19,022 residents in the 2020 census, up 0% since 2000.
It’s the 366th 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).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 75°F in summer, and winter lows average 44°F. About 24.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Richmond, 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:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
227 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Pinole.
Nearest hospitals
Contra Costa Regional Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Martinez8.5 miles
Kaiser Foundation Hospital and Rehab CenterGeneral hospital · no emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Vallejo9.3 miles
Sutter Solano Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Vallejo9.6 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
30
Specialist doctors
22
Dentists
54
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
15
Mental health providers
57
Physical and occupational therapists
31
Optometrists
10
Chiropractors
8
Pharmacies
5
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 Pinole
Parks (22 nearby)
Hugh Young Park · 16 acres1.6 mi
Duck Pond Park · 13 acres1.3 mi
Stewart Draw Park · 13 acres0.5 mi
Refugio Valley Park · 12 acres1.3 mi
Ohlone Park · 10 acres1.0 mi
Fernandez Park · 6 acres0.7 mi
Grocery stores (7 nearby)
Trader Joe's0.1 mi
Sprouts Farmers Market0.2 mi
Lucky0.9 mi
Lucky1.2 mi
Pharmacies (2 nearby)
Walgreens0.1 mi
CVS Pharmacy1.3 mi
Libraries (2 nearby)
Pinole Library - Contra Costa County Library0.3 mi
Hercules Library - Contra Costa County Library1.5 mi
Museums
Crockett Historical Museum5.5 mi
Internet Archive - Physical Archive5.6 mi
Theaters and performance venues
Richmond Art Center5.1 mi
Richmond Memorial Auditorium5.2 mi
Counts are within about 1.5 miles of the center of town.
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Schools in Pinole
Public schools here are run by West Contra Costa Unified. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(7)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Collins ElementaryPinole
K–6
311
Public
0.3 mi
Ellerhorst ElementaryPinole
K–6
319
Public
1.3 mi
Shannon ElementaryPinole
K–6
355
Public
1.3 mi
Stewart ElementaryPinole
K–8
379
Public
0.5 mi
West County MandarinPinole
K–8
528
Public
0.9 mi
Pinole MiddlePinole
7–8
381
Public
0.9 mi
Pinole Valley HighPinole
9–12
1,245
Public
0.4 mi
Private schools(2)
School
Grades
Students
Affiliation
Distance
St Joseph Elementary SchoolPinole
Pre-K–8
322
Roman Catholic
0.5 mi
Big MindsPinole
2–8
36
Nonsectarian
0.6 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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