Concord, California
Concord, California | |
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Salvio Pacheco Square facing Todos Santos Plaza – downtown | |
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Location of Concord in Contra Costa County | |
Concord Location within the United States Concord Location within California | |
| Coordinates: 37°58′41″N 122°01′52″W / 37.97806°N 122.03111°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Contra Costa |
| Incorporated | February 8, 1905 |
| Government | |
| • Type | City Council/City Manager |
| • Mayor | Carlyn Obringer |
| • State Senator | Tim Grayson (D) |
| • State Assembly | Anamarie Avila Farias (D) |
| • U.S. Congress | Mark DeSaulnier (D) |
| Area | |
• City | 30.55 sq mi (79.13 km2) |
| • Land | 30.55 sq mi (79.13 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0.00 km2) 0% |
| Elevation | 75 ft (23 m) |
| Population | |
• City | 125,410 |
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| • Density | 4,104.7/sq mi (1,584.85/km2) |
| • Urban | 538,583 |
| • Urban density | 3,064/sq mi (1,183.1/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−8 (Pacific) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−7 (PDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 94518–94521 |
| Area code | 925 |
| FIPS code | 06-16000 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 1658308, 2410214 |
| Website | Official website |
Concord (/ˈkɒŋkərd/ KON-kerd) is the most populous city in Contra Costa County, California, United States. According to an estimate completed by the United States Census Bureau, the city had a population of 124,016 in 2024, making it the tenth most populous city in the San Francisco Bay Area. Founded in 1869 as Todos Santos by El Purungazo Don Salvio Pacheco II, a noted Californio ranchero, the name was later changed to Concord. The city is a major regional suburban East Bay center within the San Francisco Bay Area, and is 29 miles (47 kilometers) east of San Francisco.
The United States Census Bureau defines an urban area in the East Bay which is separated from the San Francisco–Oakland urban area and with Concord as the principal city: the Concord–Walnut Creek, CA urban area had a population of 538,583 as of the 2020 census, making it the 80th largest in the United States.