El Cerrito (Contra Costa County)
El Cerrito | ||
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Location in California
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Basic data | ||
Foundation : | August 23, 1917 | |
State : | United States | |
State : | California | |
County : | Contra Costa County | |
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 |
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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.