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ORINDA, CA
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Orinda's New Library |
Historic Orinda Theater |
Homes Nestled in the Hills |
| The city of Orinda is the first residential development on Highway 24 on the east side of the Caldecott tunnel. The freeway bisects Orinda resulting in the Crossroads business district to the south and The Village business district to the north. Orinda lies on portions of the Rancho de Laguna de los Palos Colorados and the Rancho El Sobrante, which were Mexican land grants to the Moraga and Castro families. In the 1920's, when about 1200 acres were designated the townsite of Orinda, city people began building summer homes in the wooded hillsides. Only when the Caldecott Tunnel to Oakland, about eight miles away, was completed in 1937 did the area begin to develop. Today Orinda offers gracious country style living to San Francisco and Oakland commuters who enjoy its rural setting and village-like atmosphere.
POPULATION: 16,600
CLIMATE: Winter range: 30's-60's Summer range: 50's-90's Average annual rainfall: 33 inches
SCHOOLS: Public: Three elementary schools and one intermediate school operated by the Orinda Union School District; Miramonte High School operated by the Acalanes Union High School District. Private: Several pre-schools including Montessori; John F. Kennedy University.
RECREATION: Orinda Community Center offers a wide variety of classes for children and adults; numerous private and public swim, golf and tennis facilities including the prestigious Orinda Country Club.
CHURCHES: All denominations are represented in Orinda and neighboring communities.
HOSPITALS: Hospitals in Oakland and Berkeley: John Muir Hospital in Walnut Creek.
TRANSPORTATION: County transit buses serve the Orinda BART station.
SHOPPING: Local stores and services in the Village and Crossroads areas; major retail centers in Walnut Creek and Concord.
Area Code: 925
Zip Code: 94563
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