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Saranap, California.

A community in Contra Costa County, with no city government of its own. Zillow publishes no home prices for it: see Contra Costa County’s.

Living in Saranap, Contra Costa County, California

Saranap, in Contra Costa County, had 5,830 people in the 2020 census. Half its households earn more than $157,347 a year and half less, against $127,229 across Contra Costa County; 4% of its people live below the poverty line. 65% of its homes are lived in by their owners and 35% are rented. Unemployment in Contra Costa County was 5.0% in August 2026, and the county had 0.1% more jobs in 2025 than the year before. The most residents work in schools and health care, then professional services.

People 5,830 in the 2020 census
Household income $157,347 the median, give or take $7,101 · Contra Costa County: $127,229
Unemployment 5.0% Contra Costa County, August 2026; 5.2% a year before
Homes 65% lived in by their owners; 35% rented
  • 2,353households
  • 71%of adults have a degree
  • 4%below the poverty line
  • 28 mintypical commute
  • 34%work from home

What residents work in

  • Schools, hospitals and social care30%
  • Professional and business services26%
  • Banks, insurance and property16%
  • Manufacturing10%
  • Other services5%
  • Shops (retail)4%

Employed residents by industry, from the Census survey. Contra Costa County had 374,448 jobs in 2025, 0.1% more than the year before (Bureau of Labor Statistics).

Weather through the year

Average daily high and low for each month: coldest in January, 58° and 42°; warmest in July, 88° and 58° 40° 50° 60° 70° 80° 90° J 58° 42° F M A M J J 88° 58° A S O N D
Average daily high and low for each month: coldest in January, 58° and 42°; warmest in July, 88° and 58° 40° 50° 60° 70° 80° 90° J 58° 42° F M A M J J 88° 58° A S O N D

Coldest in January, with highs near 58° and lows near 42°; warmest in July, with highs near 88° and lows near 58°. About 18 inches of rain a year, and little or no snow.

Average daily high and low, 1991–2020, at the Concord Wwtp weather station, 7 miles away (NOAA).

Largest workplaces in Saranap

  1. Varsity PaintingPainting and wallpapering105
  2. Terra Nova IndustriesGeneral contractor27
  3. American MechanicalMechanical contractors24

Staff on average in 2025, as each workplace reported it to OSHA with its injury records: 3 workplaces with 20 or more staff, 156 people in all. Not listed: many offices and banks, which need not report to OSHA; military bases, whose staff OPM withholds; and, in about half the states, city and county governments.

Natural hazards

  1. Inland floodingVery high
  2. EarthquakesRelatively high
  3. Heat wavesRelatively moderate

FEMA’s National Risk Index (December 2025) rates the risk each natural hazard poses to the people, buildings and farms in Saranap’s census tracts, against the rest of the country; all of them together, relatively high. It is meant for planning, not a substitute for a local risk assessment or a flood map: FEMA’s index.

From the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2020 census and its American Community Survey (2020–2024 five-year estimates), and the Bureau of Labor Statistics. A survey, so each figure has a margin of error, and figures it is not sure of are left out. More on Contra Costa County.