Castro Valley, California

About Castro Valley

Castro Valley is a small unincorporated community in western California.

Officially, Castro Valley is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 16.85 square miles.

📰 Castro Valley News Today

• Hayward Weighs Data Center Ban Amid 'Significant' Public Outcry Patch · Aug 17
• Castro Valley High School (CA) Girls Soccer MaxPreps · Aug 14
• 📊 Castro Valley Traffic Safety Statistics Kash Legal · Aug 18
• AIDAN HACKBARTH Sports Illustrated · Aug 13
• James Logan vs Pittsburg - Boys Junior Varsity Football 09/11/2026 | Watch Live & On Demand NFHS Network · Aug 13

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Castro Valley Unique

• The only place in America named Castro Valley — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• 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

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 4 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Castro Valley

• HL Peninsula Restaurant Castro Valley — chinese
• Peet's Coffee — coffee shop (café)
• Quickly — bubble tea (café)
• Starbucks — coffee shop (café)
• The Breakfast Club at Midtown — american
• The Meadows — american
• 88 BaoBao — chinese
• Akemi Sushi — sushi
• Café Rumi — coffee shop (café)
• Canyon's Barbecue — barbecue

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Castro Valley

• Castro Valley High Scool Garden · Garden reviews ★
• Earl Warren Park reviews ★
• Adobe Art Center Park reviews ★
• Bay Trees Community Park reviews ★
• Castro Valley Community Park reviews ★
• Evlyn Thomas Park reviews ★
• Greenridge Park reviews ★
• Independent Park reviews ★
• Palomares Hills Park reviews ★
• Parsons Park reviews ★
• Sage Pocket Park reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Castro Valley

• Canyon Middle
• Castro Valley Elementary
• Castro Valley High
• Chabot Elementary
• Creekside Middle
• Independent Elementary
• Jensen Ranch Elementary
• Marshall Elementary
• Palomares Elementary
• Proctor Elementary
• Redwood Continuation High
• Roy A. Johnson High
• Stanton Elementary
• Vannoy Elementary

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

🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare

• Eden Medical Center ★★★★ (4/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER

Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Castro Valley

🏘️ Nearby Communities