El Sobrante CDP (Contra Costa County), CA

El Sobrante is an unincorporated Contra Costa County community between Richmond, San Pablo, and the hills east of the Bay. Its name means the leftover or remaining land, a reference to Spanish and Mexican land-grant history. Today El Sobrante has a tucked-away East Bay feel, with older homes, wooded roads, small businesses, and access to regional parks an...