Pleasanton, California
Pleasanton | |
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 Pleasanton sign on Main Street | |
| Motto: The City of Planned Progress | |
 Location of Pleasanton within Alameda County, California. | |
  Pleasanton Location in California  Pleasanton Pleasanton (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 37°39′45″N 121°52′29″W / 37.66250°N 121.87472°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  California |
| County | Alameda |
| Incorporated | June 18, 1894[1] |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council–manager |
| Area | |
| • Total | 24.27 sq mi (62.85 km2) |
| • Land | 24.12 sq mi (62.47 km2) |
| • Water | 0.15 sq mi (0.38 km2) 0.63% |
| Elevation | 351 ft (107 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 79,871 |
| • Density | 3,300/sq mi (1,300/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−8 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−7 (PDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 94566, 94568, 94588 |
| Area code | 925 |
| FIPS code | 06-57792 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 277578, 2411441 |
| Website | www |
Pleasanton is a city in Alameda County, California, incorporated in 1894. It is a suburb in the San Francisco Bay Area. It is about 25 miles (40 km) east of Oakland, and 6 miles (9.7 km) west of Livermore. The population was 79,871 at the 2020 census.[4]
Pleasanton was ranked number 4 in USA Today's list of "America's 50 best cities to live in" in 2014,[5] number 63 in Money's list of "The Best Places to Live" in 2010,[6] and was named one of "Americans' Top Hometown Spots" in the United States in 2009 by Forbes.[7] Pleasanton was named the third richest city in terms of earnings in the United States by NerdWallet in 2013.[8]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "California Cities by Incorporation Date". California Association of Local Agency Formation Commissions. Archived from the original (Word) on November 3, 2014. Retrieved March 27, 2013.
- ↑ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
- ↑ "Pleasanton". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Pleasanton city, California". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
- ↑ "America's 50 best cities to live in". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2018-02-25.
- ↑ "Best Places to Live: #63". Money. August 2010.
- ↑ Bruner, Jon (March 25, 2009). "Americans' Top Hometown Spots". Forbes.
- ↑ Raghavan, Divya (April 29, 2013). "The 100K Club: America's Highest-Earning Cities". Nerdwallet.com. Archived from the original on June 21, 2013. Retrieved July 19, 2013.
Other websites
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Wikivoyage has a travel guide about: Pleasanton
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Pleasanton, California.
- Official website
- Alameda County Fairgrounds
- Tri-Valley Community Television (TV30)
- 101.7 KKIQ
- Pleasanton Weekly
- Tri-Valley Herald Online Edition
- Contra Costa Times Archived 2020-01-31 at the Wayback Machine (parent of Valley Times)
- Pleasanton Patch, local newspaper
- Pleasanton Downtown
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