Dublin, California

Dublin, California
City
Public library in Dublin
Seal
Location of Dublin in Alameda County, California
Coordinates: 37°42′08″N 121°56′09″W
Country	United States
State	California
County	Alameda
Incorporated	February 1, 1982
Area
• Total	15.23 sq mi (39.44 km2)
• Land	15.23 sq mi (39.44 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation	367 ft (112 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	72,589
• Density	4,766/sq mi (1,840/km2)
Time zone	UTC−8 (PST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−7 (PDT)
ZIP Code	94568
Area code	925
FIPS code	06-20018
GNIS feature IDs	1655980, 2410362
Website	dublin.ca.gov

Dublin is a suburban city in the San Francisco Bay Area of California. It is in Alameda County, about 23 miles (37 km) east of Oakland, and 35 miles (56 km) east of San Francisco. Dublin's population was 72,589 in the year 2020.

History

The first farmer in the area was José María Amador. He got the land from the Mexican government in 1835. Over time, other people bought land, and created a village. It was named for Dublin, Ireland because many Irish people lived in it.

During World War II, the US Navy built Camp Parks to the east of Dublin. It was a base for the Navy's Construction Battalion (also called Seabees). Camp Parks was given to the Air Force in 1952. Since 1959, it is used by the Army. Santa Rita Jail was also built on this land.

Dublin was a small town until the 1960s. At that time, land developers started building many houses. Dublin became a suburb: people would live there but work in other cities. It incorporated as a city in 1982. From 2010 to 2020, Dublin was the fastest growing city in California. Most of the growth was from Asian Americans. In 10 years, the number of Asian Americans in Dublin grew from 12,000 to 39,000.

A federal women's prison, FCI Dublin, was shut down in 2024. Many employees were convicted of sexually abusing prisoners. The US government agreed to pay over 100 million dollars to the victims.

Geography

Dublin has an area of 15 square miles (39 km²). It shares borders with San Ramon to the north and Pleasanton to the south. Dublin and Pleasanton are in the Amador Valley (named for José María Amador). The Amador, Livermore, and San Ramon valleys make the Tri-Valley.

Dublin is separated from the San Francisco Bay by hills, so it is warmer and drier than the cities near the bay.

People

In the 2020 census, there were 72,589 people living in Dublin, in 23,526 households. The population density was 4,766 people per square mile (1,840/km²). The racial makeup was 53.8% Asian, 29.1% White, 4.0% Black, 0.7% Native American, 0.3% Pacific Islander, 3.6% from one other race, and 8.5% from two or more races. Hispanics and Latinos were 11.5% of the people.

The median age was 36.4 years. The age breakdown was 26.3% under age 18, 65.5% from 18 to 65, and 8.2% over 65. The gender breakdown was 47.9% male and 52.1% female.

Of the households, 77.1% were families, 47.8% had children under age 18, 64.7% had a married couple, 4.9% had an unmarried couple, 17.7% had a woman with no partner, 12.7% had a man with no partner, and 16.6% had one person living alone. The average household size was 2.93 people.

There were 24,426 housing units in Dublin, and people lived in 96.3% of them. Of the households, 62.1% owned their home and 37.9% rented it.

Census year	2020	2010	2000	1990	1980	1970
Total population	72,589	46,036	29,973	23,229	13,496	13,641
White	29.1%	51.3%	69.4%	77.7%	92.4%	96.8%
Black/African-American	4.0%	9.4%	10.1%	11.5%	2.6%	1.0%
Native American	0.7%	0.5%	0.7%	0.8%	0.6%	0.4%
Asian	53.8%	26.8%	10.3%	5.6%	3.0%	1.9%
Pacific Islanders	0.3%	0.6%	0.3%	0.4%
Other races	3.6%	5.3%	5.3%	3.9%	1.4%
Two or more races	8.5%	6.0%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	11.5%	14.5%	13.5%	10.5%	8.6%	2.6%

Schools

Dublin's schools are run by Dublin Unified School District. There are two general high schools: Dublin High and Emerald High, and one alternative high school, Valley High.

Transportation

Dublin is at the interchange of two Interstate freeways: 580 and 680. The Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) trains run along Interstate 580. Dublin has two BART stations: Dublin/Pleasanton and West Dublin/Pleasanton.