El Cerrito (Contra Costa County)

El Cerrito
El Cerrito Location in California
Basic data
Foundation :	August 23, 1917
State :	United States
State :	California
County :	Contra Costa County
Coordinates :	37 ° 55 ′  N , 122 ° 18 ′  W Coordinates: 37 ° 55 ′  N , 122 ° 18 ′  W
Time zone :	Pacific ( UTC − 8 / −7 )
Residents :	23,171 (as of: 2000)
Population density :	2,465 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	9.4 km 2  (about 4 mi 2 ) of which 9.4 km 2  (about 4 mi 2 ) is land
Postal code :	94530
Area code :	+1 510
FIPS :	06-21796
GNIS ID :	277504
Website :	www.el-cerrito.org
Mayor :	William C. Jones

El Cerrito is a city in Contra Costa County in the US state of California , United States , with 23,300 inhabitants (as of 2004 ). The geographical coordinates are: 37.92 ° North, 122.30 ° West. The urban area has a size of 9.5 km². Population: 23,171 (2000 census)

sons and daughters of the town

• Eric Allman (* 1955), programmer of the sendmail software, is considered the father of modern Internet e-mail
• The Fogerty brothers from Creedence Clearwater Revival grew up in El Cerrito.
• Catherine Asaro (* 1955), science fiction and fantasy writer, grew up in El Cerrito.
• Alfred Einstein (1880–1952), musicologist, lived in El Cerrito for a while and died there too.