The El Cerrito business community is primarily made up of service and retail companies.  The following are the top 20 largest employers in El Cerrito (in alphabetical order).

           •Barnes & Noble                                             •Marshalls                      

           •Bed Bath & Beyond                                       •McDonalds

           •Burger King                                                   •Mira Vista Golf & Country Club

           •Carrow’s Restaurant                                       •Nation's

           •City of El Cerrito                                            •Safeway

           •FatApple’s Inc.                                              •Shields Nursing Center

           •Guitar Center                                                 •Tehiyah Day School

           •Honda of El Cerrito                                         •Trader Joe's

           •Longs                                                            •West Contra Costa Unified School District

           •Lucky’s                                                         •Windrush School

There are a variety of private and public education choices within El Cerrito.  Public schools in El Cerrito are part of the West Contra Costa Unified School District - www.wccusd.k12.ca.us.   The West County USD serves the cities of Richmond, Hercules, Pinole, El Cerrito, San Pablo, and the unincorporated areas of East Richmond Heights, El Sobrante, Kensington, Bay View-Montalvin Manor, North Richmond, and Tara Hills.

Elementary Schools

           Harding 
           Principal: Valerie Garrett 
           Location: 7230 Fairmont Ave., El Cerrito CA 94530
           Phone: (510) 231-1413
           Website: http://www.hardingpta.org

           Madera
           Principal: Dorris Holland
           Location: 8500 Madera Dr., El Cerrito CA 94530
           Phone: (510) 231-1412
           Website: http://www.wccusd.net/madera/main

           Fairmont
           Principal: Brenda Surgers
           Location: 724 Kearney Street, El Cerrito  CA  94530
           Phone: (510) 525-5235
           Website: www.wccusd.k12.ca.us/fairmont


Middle Schools

           Portola Middle
           Principal: Denise VanHook
           Location: 1021 Navellier St., El Cerrito CA 94530
           Phone: (510) 524-0405
           Website: http://www.wccusd.net/Portola

High Schools

           El Cerrito
           Principal: Jason Reimann
           Location: 540 Ashbury Ave., El Cerrito CA 94530
           Phone: (510) 525-0234
           Website: http://www.elcerritogauchos.net/

El Cerrito's Demographic Profile covers what you need to know about the El Cerrito community.   You'll find sections on:

           •           Population & Growth

          •           Population by Race

          •           Population by Sex

          •           Population by Age

          •           Educational Attainment

          •           Income

          •           Households by Income

          •           Households & Growth

Water
East Bay Municipal Utilities District
(866) 403-2263
www.ebmud.com

Gas & Electricity
Pacific Gas & Electric
(800) 743-5000
www.pge.com/mybusiness

Refuse Collection
East Bay Sanitary Company
(510) 237-4321

Sanitary District
Stege Sanitary District
(510) 524-4667
www.stegesd.dst.ca.us

Recycling
El Cerrito Recycling Center
(510) 215-4350
www.ecrecycling.org

      

        

           



 
Centrally located in the East Bay and served by two BART stations, El Cerrito enjoys a close connection to all the Bay Area has to offer.

Interstate 80, BART and AC Transit link the City to San Francisco, Berkeley, Oakland, Walnut Creek and Marin County.

You can get to Oakland International or San Francisco International Airport in thirty minutes or less.

Silicon Valley is an hour away, Sacramento not much farther.

El Cerrito's main commercial corridor, San Pablo Avenue, links the City to our neighboring communities and offers excellent exposure and traffic counts to businesses, retailers and new development.