Castro Valley, California

Back to Castro Valley, CA housing info, Alameda County, California, CA smaller cities, CA small cities, All Cities.   Submit your own pictures of this place and show them to the World General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Current weather forecast for Castro Valley, CA Alameda County Population in July 2007: 57,825. Males: 28,103   (48.6%) Females: 29,722   (51.4%) Median resident age:   39.4 years California median age:   33.3 years Zip codes: 94546, 94552. Castro Valley Zip Code Map Estimated median household income in 2007: $79,710 (it was $64,874 in 2000) Castro Valley:   $79,710 California:   $59,948 Estimated per capita income in 2007: $38,125 Castro Valley:   $38,125 California:   $28,678 Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $658,276 (it was $294,800 in 2000) Castro Valley:   $658,276 California:   $532,300 Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $640,540; Detached houses: $658,001; Townhouses or other attached units: $630,039; In 2-unit structures: $476,681; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $607,099; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $371,301; Mobile homes: $50,407; Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $122,500 Recent home sales, real estate maps, and home value estimator for zip code 94546 Recent home sales, real estate maps, and home value estimator for zip code 94552 Castro Valley, CA residents, houses, and apartments details Add your B&M business listing here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition Races in Castro Valley: White Non-Hispanic (64.6%) Hispanic (12.2%) Chinese (6.7%) Two or more races (5.3%) Black (5.1%) Other race (4.1%) Filipino (2.1%) American Indian (1.7%) Korean (1.5%) Asian Indian (1.3%) Japanese (0.9%) Other Asian (0.7%) (Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races) 2008 cost of living index in Castro Valley: 161.5 (very high, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about Castro Valley, California on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users. Castro Valley is mentioned 386 times on our forum: schools in castro valley vs. san leandro??  (27 replies) Castro Valley neighborhood tour  (2 replies) Moving from NY to Sunnyvale, Livermore, Castro Valley? confused? help  (14 replies) Commute to Richmond from Castro Valley  (2 replies) Piedmont/Montclair vs. Castro Valley  (31 replies) Seven Hills, New homes in Castro Valley  (2 replies) Ancestries: German (12.7%), English (10.9%), Irish (10.3%), Italian (8.5%), Portuguese (5.7%), United States (2.8%). Current Local Time: PST time zone Elevation: 180 feet Land area: 14.4 square miles. Population density: 4009 people per square mile   (average).

Average climate in Castro Valley, California

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Castro Valley-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below California state average. It is 1431% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/18/1906 at 13:12:21, a magnitude 7.9 (7.9 UK, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 54.3 miles away from Castro Valley center, causing $524,000,000 total damage
On 10/18/1989 at 00:04:15, a magnitude 7.1 (6.5 MB, 7.1 MS, 6.9 MW, 7.0 ML) earthquake occurred 44.4 miles away from the city center, causing 62 deaths (62 shaking deaths) and 3757 injuries, causing $1,305,032,704 total damage
On 4/24/1984 at 21:15:19, a magnitude 6.2 (5.7 MB, 6.1 MS, 6.2 MW, 6.2 ML, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 34.3 miles away from the city center
On 1/24/1980 at 19:00:09, a magnitude 5.9 (5.3 MB, 5.9 MS, 5.8 MW, 5.5 ML, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 19.3 miles away from Castro Valley center
On 1/27/1980 at 02:33:36, a magnitude 5.8 (5.0 MB, 5.0 MS, 5.8 ML) earthquake occurred 18.7 miles away from the city center
On 8/6/1979 at 17:05:22, a magnitude 5.9 (5.4 MB, 5.7 MS, 5.7 MW, 5.9 ML) earthquake occurred 51.2 miles away from Castro Valley center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

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Notable locations in Castro Valley: Willow Park Golf Course (A), Chabots Boys Ranch (B), Adobe Art Center (C), Alameda County Juvenile Hall (D), Castro Valley Branch Alameda County Library (E). Display/hide their locations on the map Shopping Center: Castro Village Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map Church in Castro Valley: Crossroads Christian Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map Cemetery: Mount Calvary Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map Reservoirs: South Reservoir (A), Almond Reservoir (B), Cull Canyon Lake (C), Lake Chabot (D). Display/hide their locations on the map Creeks: Norris Creek (A), Cull Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Castro Valley include: Fairmont Terrace Park (1), Bay Trees Park (2), Cull Canyon Regional Recreation Area (3), Earl Warren Park (4), Carlos Bee Park (5), Castro Valley Community Park (6), Greenridge Park (7), Independent Park (8). Display/hide their locations on the map Post office: Castro Valley Branch Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Average household size:

This place:	2.6 people
California:	2.9 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	69.5%
Whole state:	68.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	5.6%
Whole state:	5.9%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
• Gay men: 0.4% of all households

This place:	4.5%
Whole state:	14.2%

This place:	2.5%
Whole state:	6.3%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Castro Valley, CA

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• Econo Lodge, 3978 E Castro Vly Blvd, Castro Valley, CA 94546, Phone: (510) 537-8833
• Quality Inn, 2532 Castro Valley Blvd, Castro Valley, CA 94546, Phone: (510) 538-9501, Fax: (510) 538-9487
• Comfort Suites, 2419 Castro Valley Blvd, Castro Valley, CA 94546, Phone: (510) 889-9300, Fax: (510) 889-1010

6.95% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($55,719 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.95%
California average:	5.75%

0.21% of residents moved from foreign countries ($746 average AGI)

Alameda County:	0.21%
California average:	0.21%

from Contra Costa County, CA	1.02% ($61,758 average AGI)
from San Francisco County, CA	0.85% ($62,349)
from Santa Clara County, CA	0.76% ($84,443)

7.88% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($61,322 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.88%
California average:	6.27%

0.13% of residents moved to foreign countries ($954 average AGI)

Alameda County:	0.13%
California average:	0.11%

to Contra Costa County, CA	1.33% ($67,733 average AGI)
to Santa Clara County, CA	0.78% ($73,219)
to San Francisco County, CA	0.62% ($53,345)

• CHRISTINE A VERRE, 6390, Grassland, Type: Pole, Structure height: 13.7 m, Overall height: 14.6 m
  Registrant: Crown Castle Gt Company LLC, 2000 Corporate Drive, Canonsburg, PA 15317, Phone: (724) 416-2516, Email:
• Christine A Verre, 2569 Castro Valley Blvd, Type: Pole, Structure height: 13.7 m, Overall height: 13.7 m
  Registrant: Crown Castle Usa Inc., 2000 Corporate Drive, Canonsburg, PA 15317, Phone: (724) 416-2516, Email:
• Kyle B Entz, 20600 John Drive, Type: Bant, Structure height: 25 m, Overall height: 25 m
  Registrant: Nextel Of California, Inc., 2180 Harvard Street, Suite 220, Sacramento, CA 95815-3318, Phone: (916) 568-4442, Email:

• LAKE CHABOT, 17930 Lake Chabot Rd, Type: Tower, Structure height: 18.3 m, Call Sign: WNTA477
  Assigned Frequencies : 6865.00 MHz, 6715.00 MHz
  Grant Date: 01/27/2000, Expiration Date: 04/24/2010
  Registrant: Csi Telecommunications, 750 Battery Street, Ste. 350, San Francisco, CA 94111-1555, Phone: (415) 751-8845, Fax: (415) 292-9981, Email:
• Castro Valley Bart Stn, Overall height: 42.7 m, Call Sign: WNTZ240
  Assigned Frequencies : 22025.0 MHz
  Grant Date: 05/18/2000, Expiration Date: 06/13/2010
  Registrant: Phone: (510) 874-7334
• Castro Valley Bart Stn, Overall height: 6.4 m, Call Sign: WNTZ241
  Assigned Frequencies : 23225.0 MHz
  Grant Date: 06/30/2000, Expiration Date: 06/13/2010
  Registrant: Phone: (510) 874-7334

• Wiedeman Hill, Approximately 5mi. Ne Of, Call Sign: KNKE889
  Assigned Frequencies : 931.187 MHz
  Grant Date: 06/11/1999, Expiration Date: 04/01/2009, Cancelation Date: 01/30/2009, Certifier: Shawn E Endsley
  Registrant: Usa Mobility Wireless, Inc., 300 Technology Drive #400, Plano, TX 75074, Phone: (972) 801-1626, Fax: (972) 801-1699, Email:

• Fire: 123
• Hazardous Condition: 121
• Service Call: 4
• Good Intent Call: 5