Canyon | |
|---|---|
  Canyon Location in California  Canyon Canyon (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 37°50′02″N 122°09′54.1″W / 37.83389°N 122.165028°W[4] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Contra Costa[1] / Alameda[2][3] |
| Government | |
| • Assembly | Nancy Skinner (D) |
| Elevation | 1,138 ft (347 m) |
| Population | Approx. 200 |
| GNIS ID[2][6] | 255912 |
| FIPS code[2][6] | 06-10830 |
Canyon,[2] formerly known as Sequoya,[7] is an unincorporated community located near the border of Contra Costa[1] and Alameda[2][3] counties, in the U.S. state of California. It is situated between Oakland and Moraga in the San Francisco Bay Area. The community is named for its location in the upper canyon of San Leandro Creek along the eastern slope of the Berkeley Hills. Canyon lies at an elevation of 1138 feet (347 m).[2]
The community is mainly traversed by Pinehurst Road and Canyon Road. The homes of the community are nestled amongst the steep, narrow private roads and footpaths that extend from the redwood groves and ferns along the creek, through the mixed live oak, bay, and madrone forests on the steep hillsides, up to the chaparral and knobcone pines that grow along the ridge.
- ^ a b "Map showing ZIP Code 94516 located in Contra Costa County". MapQuest. Retrieved May 10, 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Canyon (Alameda County, California)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved May 10, 2014.
- ^ a b "Map showing GNIS coordinates 37.8315934, -122.1877447 located in Alameda County". MapQuest. Retrieved May 10, 2014.
- ^ "ZIP Code Tabulation Areas Gazetteer File". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 5, 2015.
- ^ Canyon postmaster job being eliminated
- ^ a b "FIPS55 Data: California". FIPS55 Data. United States Geological Survey. February 23, 2006. Archived from the original on June 18, 2006. Retrieved May 10, 2014.
- ^ Gudde, Erwin G. California Place Names: A Geographical Dictionary. Berkeley, California: University of California Press, 1949. p55