Your City of Newark Directory

Newark Chamber of Commerce, Newark, California

Newark, whose modern boundaries were first drafted in 1875 by the Perrin brothers, established a dairy and laid out the town. Despite jokes from local ranchers about the boggy site chosen for the town, the brothers eventually attracted the Pacific Land Investment, Company.

Settlers interested in farmland, moved to the area and grew wheat, potatoes and onions. In 1878, trains, a hotel and the first ferry boat were bringing travelers to the town.

Newark has grown and the industry is slowly moving toward computers and the city expects more jobs to open up as Silicon Valley firms move to Newark.

In 1877 with the Carter Brothers railroad shops was set up and Wedgewood stoves were built in Newark for more than 30 years beginning in 1910. The city is home to one of the major shopping malls in Alameda County, Newpark Mall.

All numbers are area code 510 unless otherwise noted.

City of Newark

Newark City Hall	793-1400
Newark Community Center	742-4437
Silliman Activity Center	742-4700
Newark Fire Department	790-7218
Newark Public Library	795-2627
Newark Police Department	793-1400
Newark Unified School District	818-4103
Newark Senior Center	745-1170
Newark Health Center	795-2530

Local Utilities for Newark

The City Of Newark Web Site
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About the City of Newark

Welcome to Newark

Sunset in Newark, California The City of Newark, located across the Dumbarton Bridge from Palo Alto at the southern end of San Francisco Bay, offers the comfort of a small community in the midst of the cosmopolitan San Francisco Bay Area. Industry and residents find the City an ideal place to work, play, and live a quality lifestyle.

Industrial and commercial developments are thriving within the city of over 43,000 residents. Approximately 4 million square feet of new industrial space has been added to the city since 1990 and in 2005 there are approximately 21,000 jobs available in Newark. The NewPark Mall offers 1.3 million square feet of retail space including major department stores, a food court and other restaurants as well as a 20-screen Century Theatre to begin construction in 2005. There are numerous neighborhood shopping centers located throughout the community.

Newark enjoys a unique setting with easy access to all parts of the San Francisco Bay Area. The ideal climate of the area is epitomized in Newark's 65 to 70 degree mean temperature. Protection from coastal fog by a prevailing wind off the Bay gives Newark almost continuous sun with moderate temperatures.

Newark enjoys a wealth of leisure and recreational activities for all ages. The naturalist finds the adjacent 21,000-acre South San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge an exciting opportunity to view wildlife in its natural habitat. The United States Department of Interior's outstanding interpretive centers heighten this enjoyment of the special resource. Adventurers can explore the sprawling Mission Peak Regional Preserve rising 1500 feet out of the Bay plain and 900-acre Coyote Hills, minutes from the city. The 12-mile Alameda Creek Regional Trail, a biking and equestrian delight less than a mile away, connects the Bay shoreline with Niles canyon, a semi-wilderness area owned by the San Francisco Water Department in the nearby coastal hills.

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