About Pittsburg, California

Pittsburg (formerly, Black Diamond, and New York of the Pacific) is an industrial suburb located on the southern shore of the Suisun Bay in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area, and is part of the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta area. The city was originally called New York Landing as the city founders envisioned that this city would become the “New York” of the west. The City’s population was 63,264 at the 2010 U.S. Census.

Pittsburg has been a city in progress for nearly a century and a half. Located at the point where the Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers meet, Pittsburg is a city of both progress and promise. The little town was named New York of the Pacific, possibly because the man who laid out the town, Colonel J.D. Stevenson, was a native of New York. This area soon became known as New York Landing and thrived on fishing and canning industries. Following the discovery of coal in the hills three miles south of town, the town was renamed Black Diamond in 1868. Shortly after, the citizens voted on “Pittsburg” on February 11, 1911 because some wanted to honor Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (with the “H” dropped), due to the city’s relations with the steel building industry, which was first established by the Columbia Geneva Steel Company.

From a struggling settlement to an industrial center, the City of Pittsburg has grown into a pleasant community of landscaped parks, recreational facilities, shopping centers, affordable housing and planned business and commercial development.