About Lafayette

For Living. For Business. For You.

The best of any condition is the seamless combination of form and function. Lafayette’s beauty and quiet rural atmosphere is never overshadowed by the variety of services, products, activities, resources and recreations offered. They combine exquisitely into the best condition for living, working and owning a business.

For Living

Forget about Lafayette having some of California’s top primary educational institutions. Even forget about the theaters, the Lafayette reservoir, the Iron Horse walking trail… those are icing on an already tasty cake. Lafayette is so much more. For instance, look at the wide range of clubs and organizations in the community. From Little Leagues to Rotary Clubs; from drama groups to an archery club, there is something to peak everyone’s interest in being a participant in the community. The Lafayette Community Center offers a myriad of activities for all Lafayette residents from preschoolers through older adults and seniors. The City Council and City Commissions also meet at the Community Center. Living here means enjoying being a daily part of the community and having a say in what matters. Lafayette understands that your hometown is for living.

City of Lafayette Interactive Map

For Business

The Chamber of Commerce in Lafayette is one of the Bay Area’s hardest working and most effective organizations of its kind. With a mission statement that directs their efforts towards enhancing the business community as well as the quality of life in Lafayette, this is a Chamber of Commerce that works as hard for its residents as for its businesses. With annual events such as the Lafayette Res Run for Education, the Community Thanksgiving Breakfast and the wildly popular Lafayette Art & Wine Festival, the Chamber of Commerce helps put the business community together with the residential to create a seamless combination of success, respect, and enjoyment for all. A Chamber that understands business combined with a community that understands pride creates an atmosphere of excitement and longevity for savvy business owners. Lafayette is, indeed, for business.

For You

Stretching along the Mt. Diablo Boulevard corridor from the Orinda border on the West to the Walnut Creek border at the East, a well-balanced distribution of services and products is available in downtown Lafayette for the benefit of residents and visitors alike.

From the quaint to the unusual, to the necessary, Lafayette boasts of distinctive specialty shops, an antiques district, drug stores, clothing, jewelry, art galleries, groceries, toys and a wide range of dining experiences. A pleasant, practical place to shop, Lafayette is for you.

Learn about the history of Lafayette, California on the Lafayette Historical Society’s website.

City of Lafayette

Since its incorporation in 1968, Lafayette has been governed by five non-paid council members who are elected at large for four year terms. The mayor is selected from the Council and serves a one-year term. The Council usually meets the second and fourth Monday nights of each month at the Lafayette Library and Learning Center, 3491 Mt. Diablo Boulevard. An appointed City Manager serves as chief executive officer and is responsible for the day-to-day administration of city affairs.

City Contact Info
Street Address 3675 Mt. Diablo Blvd., #210
Lafayette, CA 94549-1968
925-284-1968
www.ci.lafayette.ca.us

Contra Costa County

The County of Contra Costa, California (the “County”) was incorporated in 1850 as one of the original 27 counties of the State of California (the “State”), with the City of Martinez as the County Seat. It is one of the nine counties in the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Area. The County is the ninth most populous county in California, with its population reaching approximately 1,051,677 as of January 1, 2008.

Board of Supervisors, Second District
Candace Andersen
Lafayette Office:
3338 Mt. Diablo Blvd.
Lafayette, CA 94549
  925-646-6067
  925-646-6068
  candace.andersen@bos.cccounty.us
www.cccounty.us/4668/District-II-Supervisor-Candace-Andersen

View a list of recreational opportunities in Lafayette, published by the City of Lafayette.

Lafayette Christian Church
584 Glenside Drive
  925-283-8304
www.lafayettechristianchurch.org

Lafayette-Orinda Presbyterian Church
49 Knox Drive
  925-283-8722
www.lopc.org

Lafayette United Methodist Church
955 Moraga Road
  925-284-4765
www.thelumc.org

Our Savior’s Lutheran Church
1035 Carol Lane
  925-283-3722
www.oslc.net

St. Anselm’s Episcopal Church
682 Michael Lane
  925-284-7420
www.stanselms.ws

St. Perpetua’s Catholic Church
3454 Hamlin Road
  925-283-0272
www.stperpetua.org

Temple Isaiah Synagogue
945 Risa Road
  925-283-8575
www.temple-isaiah.org

• Visit the Map Room page on the City of Lafayette website for maps of the Lafayette area including Parks, Trails and Recreation maps. Community View is a hosted Geographical Information System (GIS), which provides detailed information about properties in the city – including property lines, aerial photos, zoning, flood zones, public & private streets, etc.
• Bay Area Transit Map is a detailed current map of BART stations and their reach throughout the Bay Area.
• The Lafayette School District has four elementary (grades K-5) schools and one middle (grades 6-8) school. A map of the attendance boundaries can be found on their website.
• The Acalanes Union High School District serves students in grades 9-12 and has an extensive adult education program.  View ths map for the boundaries of the district.

Acalanes Apartments
958 Risa Rd.
Lafayette, CA. 94549
  925-283-1675

Brookstreet Apartments
3543 Brook St.
Lafayette, CA. 94549
  925-283-8332

Creekside Oaks Apartments
949 East St.
Lafayette, CA. 94549
  925-283-9112

Lafayette East Apartments
3330 Mt. Diablo Blvd.
Lafayette, CA. 94549
  925-962-1940

Lafayette Highlands Apartments
1076 Carol Lane
Lafayette, CA. 94549
  925-284-2586

Lafayette Patio Apartments
3520 Brook St.
Lafayette, CA. 94549
  925-284-1915

Lafayette Town Center Apartments
3594 Mt. Diablo Blvd.
Lafayette, CA. 94549
  925-283-7800

Palo Verde Apartments
3713 Mt. Diablo Blvd.
Lafayette, CA. 94549
  925-283-0211

Park Lafayette Apartments
3366 Mt. Diablo Blvd.
Lafayette, CA. 94549
  925-283-6303

Redwood Patio Apartments
950 Dewing Ave.
Lafayette, CA. 94549
  925-284-5427

Tiffany Plaza Apartments
939 Hough Ave.
Lafayette, CA. 94549
  925-283-8447

Versailles Apartments
998 Thompson Rd.
Lafayette, CA. 94549
  925-283-0700

California Suites
  800-784-8341

Executive Living
  800-959-8580

Execu Stay
  925-625-4800

Extended Stay America
3220 Buskirk Ave.
Pleasant Hill, CA. 94523
  925-945-6788

Oakwood Corporate Housing
  925-355-2155

Byron Park
1700 Tice Valley Blvd.
Walnut Creek, CA. 94596
  925-937-1700

Kensington Place
1580 Geary Blvd.
Walnut Creek, CA. 94596
  925-943-1121

The Heritage Pointe
1785 Shuey Avenue
Walnut Creek, CA 94596
  925-943-7427

The Stratford at Countrywood
1545 Pleasant Hill Road
Lafayette, Ca 94549
  925-932-9910

Lafayette Convalescent Hospital
1010 First St.
Lafayette, CA. 94549
  925-284-1420

Emergencies Police, Fire and Medical 911

Fire – Business Office
  925-941-3300

Police – 24-Hour Police Dispatch
  925-284-5010

Animal Control
  925-335-8300

Sanitary Sewer
  925-228-9500

Public Works
  925-299-3259

Utilities

Cable TV – Comcast
Bills & Service   800-945-2288

Garbage & Recycling – Republic Services
Waste   925-685-4711

County Solid Waste Authority
  925-906-1801

Gas/Electric – Pacific Gas & Electric
  800-743-5000

MCE – Renewable Energy
1 (888) 632-3674

Water – EBMUD
  866-403-2683

Local Telephone Services
AT&T (Residential Service)   800-228-2020
AT&T (Business Service)   800-750-2355

Transportation

School Bus
  925-299-3216

Public Bus (County Connection)
  925-676-7500

BART Info
  510-465-2278

Carpool Info
511

Buchanan Field (Concord Airport)
  925-646-5722

Oakland Airport
  510-563-3300

San Francisco Airport
  650-821-8211

San Jose Airport
  408-501-7600

Newspapers

East Bay Times/Lamorinda Sun
  925-935-2525

Lamorinda Weekly
  925-377-0977

San Francisco Chronicle
  800-281-2476

Hospitals

Alameda (Contra Costa Medical Association)
  510-654-5383

Alta Bates Medical Center
  510-540-4444

Children’s Hospital of Oakland
  510-428-3000

John Muir Medical Center
  925-939-3000

Kaiser Medical Center
  925-295-4000

Summit Medical Center
  510-655-4000

Public Services

Post Office
  925-283-8229

Elections (Registration)
  925-335-7800

Absentee Ballots
  925-335-7800

Lafayette Library and Learning Center
  925-385-2280

Senior Center
  925-284-5050

Parks and Recreation

City Parks & Recreation
  925-284-2232

East Bay Regional Parks
  888-327-2757

Lafayette Reservoir
  925-284-9669

Lafayette Moraga Youth Association (LMYA)
  925-283-0390

Community Offices

Lafayette Chamber of Commerce
  925-284-7404

Lafayette Historical Society
  925-283-4106

Town Hall Theatre
  925-283-1557

Community Services

AIDS Hotline
  925-313-6770

Alcoholics Anonymous Hotline
  925-939-4155

Alcohol & Drug Abuse Council
  925-932-8100

California Highway Patrol
  925-828-0466

Child Abuse
  877-881-1116

Family Stress Center
  925-827-0212

Kid Phone Hotline
  925-284-2274

Poison Control Center
  800-222-1222

Rape Crisis Center
  800-670-7273

Senior Helpline Service
  925-284-6161

STAND Against Domestic Violence
  888-215-5555

Suicide Prevention
  800-833-2900