CITY OF RIO VISTA

The City of Rio Vista was founded originally in 1858 as Los Brazos Del Rio – “The arms of the river”. In 1894 the City of Rio Vista incorporated. The city’s location on the Sacramento River made it a natural river port for agriculture and general shipping. As a point of interest, it was a transfer station for the Pony Express changing from ship to horse.

During the mid-thirties, natural gas was discovered making the area the largest natural gas field west of the Rocky Mountains. Today the community’s dependence on the natural gas industry has been greatly reduced due to the diminished gas field. Agriculture, manufacturing and tourism now play the important role of jobs and commerce to the city.

Our excellent quality of life within the Delta make Rio Vista a great place to live and work!

FACTS & FIGURES

  • Size: 7.5 square miles
  • Population (2007): Approx. 7,876
  • Projected population 2020: 22,000
  • Median Age (2006): 46
  • Median income in 2006: $44,530
  • Employed residents: 2,400
  • Unemployment rate: 3.6 %
  • Form of Government: Council-City Manager form of Government with a directly elected Mayor and 5 City Council Members
  • Total City Budget: $12.5 million
  • Schools: 3 schools – Elementary, Middle, and High
  • % of population with College degree: 21.5%
  • % of population with High School diploma: 37.6%
  • Airport: 4,200′ VOR Approach Airport
  • Avg. Mean daily temperature: 73 degrees
  • Fire Protection: ISO Rating 4 Fire Class

SCHOOLS

  • River Delta Unified School District
  • D.H. White Elementary School — Kindergarten – 6th Grade, 500 Elm Way, Rio Vista, CA 94571 – (707) 374-5335 -Average enrollment – 400
  • Riverview Elementary School — 7th – 8th Grade, 525 South Second Street, Rio Vista, CA 94571 – (707) 374-2345 – Average enrollment – 225+
  • Rio Vista High School — 9th – 12th Grade, 410 S. 4th Street, Rio Vista, CA 94571 – (707) 374-6336 – Average enrollment – 370+
  • Community Colleges:
    • 2 Community Colleges within 35 minutes of Rio Vista
    • Solano Community College – Fairfield
    • San Joaquin Delta College – Stockton

UTILITIES

  • Gas and Electric: Pacific Gas and Electric Company (800) 743-5000
  • Garbage Service: Mt. Diablo Resource Recovery (707) 374-5644
  • Water and Sewer Service: City of Rio Vista (707) 374-6451
  • Cable Television: Comcast (800) 945-2288 and Charter Cablevision (888) 997-6642
  • Telephone Service: Frontier Communications (800) 921-8101

PUBLIC SERVICES

  • Police Department: Rio Vista Police Department (707) 374-6366 / Emergency 911 Dispatch service (707) 374-2300
  • Fire Department: Rio Vista Fire Department (707) 374-2233 / Emergency 911 Dispatch service (707) 421-7090
  • Chamber of Commerce: Rio Vista Chamber of Commerce (707) 374-2700
  • Newspaper: Rio Vista Beacon (925) 634-0584
  • Library: Rio Vista Library (707) 374-2664

HEALTHCARE

  • HOSPITALS & MEDICAL CENTERS
    • Sutter Davis Hospital (530) 756-6440
    • VacaValley Hospital (707) 449-8000
    • Sutter Solano Medical Center (707) 554-4444
    • Kaiser Permanente Deer Valley Medical Offices (Antioch) (925) 813-6500
    • Kaiser Permanente Antioch Medical Center (925) 813-6500
    • North Bay Medical Center (707) 429-3600
  • HEALTH SERVICES
    • Solano County Dept. of Health and Social Services Public Health Services (707) 421-6629

CHURCHES

  • St. Joseph’s Church, Roman Catholic – 130 S.4th Street – (707) 374-2155
  • First Congregational Church, Non-denominational – UCC – 230 Sacramento Street, Rio Vista, CA 94571 – (707) 374-2033
  • Lighthouse Ministries, Pentecostal Holiness – 101 Montezuma Street, Rio Vista, CA – (707) 374-0211
  • RE Church – 1110 Highway 12, Rio Vista, CA 94571 – (707) 477-9324
  • Grace Point of Rio Vista Baptist Church – 125 Sierra Ave., Rio Vista, CA 94571 – (707) 374-2015
  • Windborn Christian Church, Baptist General Conference – 300 Main Street, Rio Vista, CA 94571 – (707) 374-4910

DMV LOCATIONS

  • 1222 Pixley Street, Lodi, CA 95240 – (800) 777-0133
  • 1399 Buchanan Rd., Pittsburg, CA 94565 – (925) 432-4748
  • 160 Serrano Drive, Fairfield, CA 94533 – (707) 428-2052
  • 621 Orange Drive, Vacaville, CA 95687 – (707) 448-9629