Piedmont, California

About Piedmont

Piedmont, CA is a close-knit town located in western California counting 10,816 people who proudly call it home.

Officially, Piedmont is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 1.7 square miles, giving it a compact, walkable footprint at roughly 6,362 residents per square mile.

📰 Piedmont News Today

• Inside Piedmont as it’s besieged by crime-plagued neighbor Oakland New York Post · Aug 12
• LDF Continues to Demand Accountability in Court After California City Illegally Seized Black Homeowner’s Property Legal Defense Fund · Aug 28
• Piedmont Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 22
• Winkler Real Estate Group Launches Dedicated Piedmont Homes for Sale Resource Kitsap Sun · Sep 18
• 100 Years After a Black Family Was Forced Out, a Descendant Sues a California City Capital B News · Feb 10

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest California headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes Piedmont Unique

• One of 8 places in the US named Piedmont — but the California one has a character all its own.
• Positioned in western California, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of California — one of 1,618 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• The sweet spot: real amenities without big-city congestion.
• Local businesses and schools anchored by a stable resident base of 10,816.
• Easy reach of Oakland (4 mi) — commute to the city, live where it's calm.

📍 Neighborhoods in Piedmont

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Piedmont

• 9 Julio Empanada Kitchen
• Aburaya — fried chicken
• Agave Uptown — mexican
• Alma — mexican
• Almond & Oak — american
• Annapurna — indian
• Artichoke basille's pizza — pizza
• Asmara — ethiopian
• Awaken Cafe — coffee shop (café)
• Baja on Piedmont — mexican

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Black Arts Movement Business District · Art gallery
• Black Panther Party Museum · Museum
• Camron-Stanford House · Museum
• Chabot Space and Science Center · Museum
• Children's Fairyland · Theme park
• Dave & Buster's
• Friday Nights @ OMCA with Off the Grid · Attraction
• Gondola Servizio · Attraction
• Junior Center of Art and Science · Museum
• Mountain View Cemetery Docent Tours · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Piedmont

• Claremont Canyon Regional Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Coaches Field reviews ★
• Dearing Park reviews ★
• Glen Echo Park reviews ★
• Golden State Bonsai Garden · Garden reviews ★
• Hardy Park & Dog Park reviews ★
• Henry J. Kaiser Memorial Park reviews ★
• Monkey Island Park reviews ★
• Oak Park reviews ★
• Parkway Cascade Garden · Garden reviews ★
• The Gardens at Lake Merritt · Garden reviews ★
• Alameda County Master Gardeners Lake Merritt Trial Gardens · Garden reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Piedmont

• Beach Elementary
• Havens Elementary
• Millennium High Alternative
• Piedmont High
• Piedmont Middle
• Piedmont Preschool
• Wildwood Elementary

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🌤️ Current Weather

Full forecast →

Source: National Weather Service

🔧 Local Services

Local Garage Door Repair Inc
Serving Piedmont, CA
📞 (510) 340-9295

piedmont.localgaragedoorrepairinc.com

🗺️ Map of Piedmont

🏘️ Nearby Communities