Map of Bay Point CDP

Bay Point, formerly West Pittsburg and originally Bella Vista is a census-designated place located in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area in Contra Costa County, California. Bay Point is just west of Pittsburg, California, and northeast of Concord, California, on the southern shore of Suisun Bay. The population of Bay Point was 21,349 as of 2010. The Pittsburg/Bay Point Station of the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) rail system is located adjacent to Bay Point in Pittsburg. The community is traversed by a freeway, State Route 4, the California Delta Highway. Being unincorporated, Bay Point does not have its own police department. The community is policed by the California Highway Patrol and the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office. The ZIP code is 94565, and the area code is 925.

Bay Point CDP overview:
Name:	Bay Point CDP
LSAD Code:	57
LSAD Description:	CDP (suffix)
State:	California
County:	Contra Costa County
Elevation:	89 ft (27 m)
Total Area:	7.44 sq mi (19.28 km²)
Land Area:	6.43 sq mi (16.64 km²)
Water Area:	1.02 sq mi (2.64 km²) 11.7%
Total Population:	23,896
Population Density:	3,718.64/sq mi (1,435.74/km²)
ZIP code:	94565
Area code:	925
FIPS code:	0604415

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History

Bay Point was previously known by several names, including Bella Vista and, until 1993, West Pittsburg. An election was held in 1993 to vote on renaming the community Bay Point, reviving a historical name used in this area. “West Pittsburg,” the former name, was sometimes confused with the western unincorporated section of Pittsburg, California. Bay Point is similarly unincorporated.

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Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 7.4 square miles (19 km), 88.3% land and 11.7% water. Bay Point borders Suisun Bay. The northwest portion is the neighborhood of Shore Acres.