Antioch, California Auto Insurance - Agents

Antioch, California is a city of around 100,000 spread about an area of about 28 square miles. It is the located in Contra Costa County, in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area. Antioch’s economy is based largely upon Kaiser Permanente, Antioch Unified School District, and Sutter Delta Medical Center, which employ around 4500 of the city’s residents.

The city is primarily accessible from State Route 4 (California Delta Highway). Compared to the rest of the state Antioch’s annual fatal accident count is lower. The major public transportation provider in the area is Tri-Delta Transit but access to Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) and County Connection are also available to residents.

Antioch has a Mediterranean climate characterized by cool, dry summers and mild, wet winters. The temperature rarely falls below freezing and precipitation occurs most commonly in the winter months. Temperatures can vary drastically between night and day. The area’s most prominent environmental hazard is earthquakes, which occur frequently due to its proximity to several significant fault lines.