page_title: Hayward, California
section_title: California State University, East Bay
hierarchical_section_title: Hayward, California / Education / California State University, East Bay
caption_attribution_description: Chabot College; (Hayward, California); Ochoa Middle School (lower left) Viewpoint location: Flight 334 from Seattle/Tacoma, WA to Oakland, CA Alaska Airlines Lat/Long: Maps and aerial photos Topographic map from TopoZone USGS aerial image from MSR Maps (formerly TerraServer-USA) Surrounding area map from Google Maps Viewpoint elevation: ~200 m View direction: Northwest Camera: Panasonic Lumix DMC FZ5
context_page_description: Hayward is a city located in Alameda County, California in the East Bay subregion of the San Francisco Bay Area. With a 2019 population of 159,203, Hayward is the sixth largest city in the Bay Area and the third largest in Alameda County. Hayward was ranked as the 32nd most populous municipality in California. It is included in the San Francisco–Oakland–Fremont Metropolitan Statistical Area by the US Census. It is located primarily between Castro Valley and Union City, and lies at the eastern terminus of the San Mateo–Hayward Bridge. The city was devastated early in its history by the 1868 Hayward earthquake. From the early 20th century until the beginning of the 1980s, Hayward's economy was dominated by its now defunct food canning and salt production industries.
context_section_description: Hayward is home to the main campus of California State University, East Bay (CSUEB), formerly known as California State University, Hayward. It is a public university within the California State University system. Pioneer Amphitheatre is located there, and is host to public music festivals.
caption: Chabot College
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