Welcome to Pleasanton ...

The city of Pleasanton is located in Alameda County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pleasanton, 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, Pleasanton has a population of 81,041 people<2> (see below for details).

Pleasanton is 320 feet [98 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Pleasanton is located in the (925) area code.

The ZIP codes for Pleasanton: 94566, 94588<4>

Websites for Pleasanton ...

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

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Pleasanton had an population of 81,041 people. This is an increase of 15.3% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 27.31% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Pleasanton had a population of 70,285 people. This makes Pleasanton the county's 8th most populous community.

The population of Pleasanton represents 0.19% of the population of California (which has 37,253,956 people), making it the state's 112nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 70,285 people, the population of Pleasanton increased 10.42% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 63,654 people).

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

Communities Also Named Pleasanton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Pleasanton - they are located in Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Nebraska, New Mexico, Ohio and Texas.

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

Communities near Pleasanton ...

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

• Fremont
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
  • Fremont is located in Alameda County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 234,569 people
  • Former names for Fremont:
  • Centerville
  • Irvington
  • Mission San Jose
  • Niles
  • Warm Springs
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fremont <5>
• Hayward
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayward
  • Hayward is located in Alameda County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 157,966 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hayward <5>
• Livermore
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livermore
  • Livermore is located in Alameda County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 91,617 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Livermore <5>
• San Leandro
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • 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
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • 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>
• Milpitas
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milpitas
  • Milpitas is located in Santa Clara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 75,867 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milpitas <5>
• Union City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
  • Union City is located in Alameda County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 74,501 people
  • Former name for Union City:
  • Decoto
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union City <5>
• Walnut Creek
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Creek
  • Walnut Creek is located in Contra Costa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 69,936 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walnut Creek <5>
• Newark
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
  • Newark is located in Alameda County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,699 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newark <5>
• Danville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
  • Danville is located in Contra Costa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,883 people
  • Former name for Danville:
  • Inmanville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danville <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 Pleasanton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pleasanton.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Pleasanton. 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 Pleasanton.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Pleasanton. Our list includes 7 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Pleasanton.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pleasanton ...

Looking for more information about Pleasanton? 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 Pleasanton, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Pleasanton.

Adding Pleasanton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pleasanton 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 Pleasanton was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pleasanton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Pleasanton: www.ci.pleasanton.ca.us/

The official website for Alameda County: www.acgov.org/

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