Sunol

Also known as Sunol, California, Suñol, Suñol, California, Sunol, CA

census-designated place in Alameda County, California

Key facts

Country: United States
State: California
County: Alameda
State senate: Jerry McNerney ( D )
State assembly: Alex Lee ( D )
U s congress: Vacant
Total: 28.59 sq mi (74.0 km )
Land: 28.26 sq mi (73.2 km )
Water: 0.334 sq mi (0.87 km ) 1.2%
Elevation: 266 ft (81 m)
Density: 32.6/sq mi (12.6/km )
Time zone: UTC-8 ( Pacific (PST) )
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Sunol (Spanish: Suñol) is an unincorporated area and census-designated place in Alameda County, California. Located in the Sunol Valley of the East Bay, the population was 922 at the 2020 census. It is best known as the location of the Sunol Water Temple and for its historic tourist railroad system, the Niles Canyon Railway.

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