Cars in Contra Costa County.

What vehicles are registered in Contra Costa County? The DMV counted 910,117 vehicles across 42 ZIPs. Toyota leads. 6.1% are battery electric.

910,117vehicles

42ZIPs
60Named makes
6.1%Battery electric
10.9%Make not namedThe DMV pools small groups

The largest named makes

Each make count is a lower bound, because the DMV pools small groups.

176,036+
115,923+
83,145+
53,922+
41,727+
36,218+
30,758+
29,996+
27,255+
25,094+
See all 20 makes
20,553+
17,326+
16,991+
16,475+
15,847+
15,824+
15,474+
12,925+
11,131+
5,768+

The fuel mix

Gas
717,474
Gas hybrid
64,327
Battery electric
55,331
Flex-fuel
29,257
Diesel and diesel hybrid
27,396
Plug-in hybrid
15,640
Hydrogen fuel cell
357
Natural gas
301
Other fuel
34

Top plug-in models

From the state energy agency. Its count is a year newer than the DMV file and covers light-duty vehicles only.

20,161
15,205
3,453
2,858
2,226

Plug-in types

84,726 plug-in and fuel-cell vehicles in all.

Battery electric
66,733
Plug-in hybrid
17,661
Hydrogen fuel cell
332

How many new cars sold here are zero-emission?

New light-duty sales by quarter, from the state energy agency. The newest quarters are preliminary.

26.1% of new light-duty vehicles sold here in the latest three quarters were zero-emission, 8,160 of 31,212. A year earlier the share was 31.1%. Across California it was 19.6%.

2025 Q1 30.6% 3,332 of 10,873
2025 Q2 27.7% 3,187 of 11,513
2025 Q3 34.9% 4,143 of 11,868
2025 Q4 26.1% 2,693 of 10,312
2026 Q1preliminary 23.3% 2,250 of 9,665
2026 Q2preliminary 28.3% 3,107 of 10,966
2026 Q3preliminary 26.5% 2,803 of 10,581

Every ZIP in Contra Costa County

The 25 largest by vehicle count.

ZIPCityVehiclesLargest named makeBattery electric
94565Pittsburg74,365Toyota3.0%
94513Brentwood56,706Toyota5.9%
94509Antioch48,764Toyota2.1%
94806San Pablo45,005Toyota2.6%
94553Martinez43,661Toyota4.0%
94561Oakley37,849Toyota3.9%
94531Antioch36,900Toyota5.0%
94582San Ramon33,367Toyota18.8%
94521Concord33,091Toyota4.4%
94583San Ramon32,725Toyota9.9%
94804Richmond31,645Toyota3.6%
94520Concord31,510Toyota2.3%
94526Danville28,868Toyota9.1%
94523Pleasant Hill27,435Toyota6.0%
94549Lafayette23,875Toyota11.6%
94801Richmond23,772Toyota2.3%
94598Walnut Creek21,766Toyota8.9%
94506Danville21,221Toyota14.7%
94518Concord21,202Toyota4.4%
94547Hercules21,159Toyota7.0%
94803El Sobrante21,040Toyota4.9%
94530El Cerrito18,414Toyota7.6%
94596Walnut Creek17,932Toyota7.8%
94597Walnut Creek17,446Toyota6.9%
94563Orinda17,067Toyota14.2%
See all 42 ZIPs
ZIPCityVehiclesLargest named makeBattery electric
94564Pinole15,929Toyota4.1%
94519Concord14,930Toyota3.3%
94507Alamo14,573Toyota10.9%
94595Walnut Creek13,833Toyota6.6%
94505Discovery Bay13,502Ford4.9%
94556Moraga12,493Toyota10.5%
94517Clayton11,317Toyota5.0%
94805Richmond10,729Toyota4.4%
94572Rodeo7,552Toyota3.0%
94525Crockett2,708Toyota3.1%
94511Bethel Island1,987Ford3.4%
94514Byron1,550Ford0.6%
94528Diablo1,053Toyota10.7%
94548Knightsen697ChevroletToo few
94569Port Costa217ToyotaToo few
94516Canyon202ToyotaToo few
94575Moraga60None namedToo few

Also overlaps Contra Costa County, counted in another county: 94551, 94588, 94611, 94706, 94707, 94708, 95219.

The largest cities

ZIPs grouped by postal city name.

1Concord 4 ZIPs
100,733
2Antioch 2 ZIPs
85,664
3Pittsburg 1 ZIP
74,365
4Walnut Creek 4 ZIPs
70,977
5Richmond 3 ZIPs
66,146
6San Ramon 2 ZIPs
66,092
7Brentwood 1 ZIP
56,706
8Danville 2 ZIPs
50,089
9San Pablo 1 ZIP
45,005
10Martinez 1 ZIP
43,661
See all 30 cities

The most electric ZIPs

Battery-electric share of each ZIP's vehicles.

194582 San Ramon
18.8%
294506 Danville
14.7%
394563 Orinda
14.2%
494549 Lafayette
11.6%
594507 Alamo
10.9%
694528 Diablo
10.7%
794556 Moraga
10.5%
894583 San Ramon
9.9%
994526 Danville
9.1%
1094598 Walnut Creek
8.9%
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