Bayview California Map

About Bayview, California

Bayview is a locality in Contra Costa County, California, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,619. The population density is 1381.4 people per km². Bayview is located at 40.7653°N, 124.1786°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP codes: 94806, 95503.

Bayview occupies a low-lying stretch of land where the persistent, salt-heavy breath of the Pacific Ocean meets the terrestrial edge of the continent. It lies 1.1 miles west of Pinole, CA (from Pinole, CA: bearing 280°T), and is situated 7.5 miles south-southwest of Vallejo. Garrity Creek carves a slow, meandering path through the terrain, its muddy banks serving as a muted artery that feeds directly into the wider embrace of the San Pablo Bay Regional Shoreline. To the west, the horizon is anchored by the faint, jagged silhouettes of the Coast Ranges, while the immediate surroundings offer a sensory tapestry of tidal mudflats and seasonal grasses that turn a brittle, sun-bleached gold under the heat of the afternoon. Inland, the landscape softens into the gentle basin of Refugio Valley, and just a mile away, the quiet surface of Maloney Reservoir catches the shifting violet light of dusk, reflecting a sky that often carries the bruised, heavy colors of a coming fog.

Bayview retains a character forged by its proximity to the water, where the industrial legacy of the shoreline dictates the slow, deliberate pulse of the local economy. The proximity to Mare Island has historically tethered the local labor force to maritime rhythms, creating an environment where the daily movement of tides feels as significant as the hum of the nearby freeway. Residents often venture toward the Peacock Gap Trail to find a vantage point over the water, finding a specific, quiet beauty in the way the morning mist clings to the water before the sun burns it into a shimmering, indistinct haze. Life in Bayview is defined by this constant negotiation between the open expanse of the coast and the pragmatic, hardworking nature of its modest residential grid, leaving the inhabitants to navigate a world where the salt air remains the most persistent neighbor.

About This Bayview Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Bayview, California. Coordinates: 40.765335, -124.178605. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Bayview includes the ZIP code (94806, 95503), telephone area code (510, 530), county seat of Contra Costa County (Martinez), and school district assignment (South Bay Union Elementary School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.