Welcome to Concord ...

The city of Concord is located in Contra Costa County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Concord, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Concord has a population of 129,229 people<2> (see below for details).

Concord is 150 feet [46 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Concord lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Concord lies within the (925) area code.

The ZIP codes for Concord: 94518-94522, 94524, 94527, 94529<4>

Websites for Concord ...

Official Website: www.ci.concord.ca.us/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Concord had an population of 129,229 people. This is an increase of 5.87% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 6.12% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Concord had a population of 122,067 people (which is 11.64% of the total population of Contra Costa County). This makes Concord the county's most populous community.

The population of Concord represents 0.33% of the population of California (which has 37,253,956 people), making it the state's 46th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 122,067 people, the population of Concord has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (which had a count of 121,780 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Concord.

Communities Also Named Concord ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 105 communities that are also named Concord - they are located in Alabama (6), Arkansas (3), Delaware (2), Florida (2), Georgia (12), Idaho, Illinois, Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas (3), Kentucky (5), Louisiana (2), Maine, Maryland (3), Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri (5), Nebraska (2), New Hampshire, New York (2), North Carolina (7), Nova Scotia, Ohio (4), Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (4), South Carolina (2), Tennessee (7), Texas (11), Vermont, Virginia (4), West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Concord.

Communities near Concord ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Concord.

• Oakland
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
  • Oakland is located in Alameda County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 424,891 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakland <5>
• Berkeley
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkeley
  • Berkeley is located in Alameda County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 122,726 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berkeley <5>
• Vallejo
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vallejo
  • Vallejo is located in Solano County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 120,747 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vallejo <5>
• Fairfield
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
  • Fairfield is located in Solano County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 117,580 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfield <5>
• Antioch
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
  • Antioch is located in Contra Costa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 111,605 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Antioch <5>
• Richmond
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
  • Richmond is located in Contra Costa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 110,038 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond <5>
• San Leandro
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Leandro
  • San Leandro is located in Alameda County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 89,161 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Leandro <5>
• San Ramon
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Ramon
  • San Ramon is located in Contra Costa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 82,865 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Ramon <5>
• Alameda
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alameda
  • Alameda is located in Alameda County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 78,841 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alameda <5>
• Pittsburg
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
  • Pittsburg is located in Contra Costa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 72,622 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pittsburg <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Concord. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Concord.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Concord. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Concord.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Concord. Our list includes 11 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Concord.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Concord ...

Looking for more information about Concord? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Concord, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Concord.

Adding Concord to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Concord in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Concord was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Concord.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Concord: www.ci.concord.ca.us/

The official website for Contra Costa County: www.co.contra-costa.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/