About Kensington
Kensington is a small unincorporated community in western California.
Officially, Kensington is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 0.96 square miles.
📰 Kensington News Today
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Kensington Unique
- One of 6 places in the US named Kensington — 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.
- Easy reach of Berkeley (3 mi) — commute to the city, live where it's calm.
📍 Neighborhoods in Kensington
Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Kensington
- AKEMI — japanese
- Ajanta — indian
- All Star Donuts — donut (café)
- Bangalore Blues
- Barney's — burger
- Benchmark Pizzeria — pizza
- Bowl'd — korean
- Cactus Taqueria — mexican
- Chez Mansour — lebanese
- China Village — chinese
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- Blake Garden · Museum
- Lawrence Hall of Science · Museum
- Little Farm · Attraction
- Tilden Park Merry-Go-Round · Attraction
- Rotary Peace Grove · Attraction
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Kensington
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Kensington
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.