Alamo, California

About Alamo

Alamo, CA is a small unincorporated community located in western California.

Officially, Alamo is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 9.82 square miles.

📰 Alamo News Today

• Aug. 8: Earthquake measuring 2.1 shakes region close to Alamo, CA Sacramento Bee · Aug 8
• 114-Year-Old Alamo Estate With Its Own ‘Mad Men’-Style Lounge Is Listed for $12.8 Million Realtor.com · May 30
• Alamo Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 23
• Preliminary magnitude 3 point 6 earthquake strikes East Bay near Alamo, USGS says ABC7 Bay Area · Jun 7
• The Ball Estate in Photos robbreport.com · May 26

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Alamo Unique

• One of 8 places in the US named Alamo — but the California one has a character all its own.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in western California, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 4 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Alamo

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Alamo

• Alamo Cafe (café)
• Coffee Shop — coffee (café)
• Starbucks — coffee shop (café)
• The Peasant's Courtyard — sandwich
• Alamo Place Chinese Restaurant — chinese
• Bagel Street Cafe (café)
• Don Jose's Mexican Restaurant — mexican
• Ha-La Sushi — sushi
• High Tech Burrito — mexican
• Lever Coffee (café)

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Alamo

• Eugene O'Neill National Historic Site reviews ★
• Alamo Springs Park reviews ★
• Andrew H. Young Park reviews ★
• Hap McGee Ranch Park reviews ★
• Hemme Station Park reviews ★
• La Vista Park reviews ★
• Little Hills Ranch reviews ★
• Livorna Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Alamo

• Alamo Elementary
• Central County Special Education Programs
• Rancho Romero Elementary
• Stone Valley Middle

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Alamo

🏘️ Nearby Communities