Davenport, California

About Davenport

Davenport is a small unincorporated community in western California.

Davenport holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 2.85 square miles.

📰 Davenport News Today

• 8 people rescued from Santa Cruz County cave near Davenport after being trapped by rising tides ABC7 Bay Area · May 18
• 6 women charged in California-to-Quad Cities marijuana enterprise kwqc.com · Jul 20
• AG Davenport Co-Leads Demand to Reverse Trump Administration Plan That Raises Health Insurance Costs Insider NJ · Aug 10
• Davenport Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 23
• Driver dies after car plunges more than 400 feet off cliff near Davenport KSBW · May 18

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Davenport Unique

• One of 7 places in the US named Davenport — 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.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 7 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Davenport

• Costa Azúl — mexican
• Davenport Roadhouse Restaurant & Inn
• Whale City Bakery Bar & Grill (café)
• Taqueria El Jarro — mexican

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Greyhound Rock · Attraction
• Rancho del Oso Nature and History Center · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Davenport

• Coast Dairies State Park · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Cotoni-Coast Dairies Unit, California Coastal National Monum · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Davenport Landing Coastal Access reviews ★
• Wilder Ranch State Park · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Bonny Doon Beach Access County Park reviews ★
• Davenport Beach County Park reviews ★
• Greyhound Rock Fishing Access · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Greyhound Rock State Marine Conservation Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Scott Creek Beach and Bluffs County Park reviews ★
• Theodore J. Hoover Natural Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Davenport

• Pacific Elementary

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Davenport

🏘️ Nearby Communities