Danville

The Town of Danville is located in a part of Contra Costa County, California called the San Ramon Valley, United States. It is one of the incorporated municipalities in California that uses "town" in its name instead of "city". The population was 41,715 in 2008.

Danville is an upscale suburb of Oakland and San Francisco. Danville is one of the wealthiest suburbs in the San Francisco Bay Area, with some of the most expensive and exclusive country clubs and houses in the country. It still preserves the characteristics of a town, being compact, largely self-sufficient as far as shopping goes, and having only a couple of commercial centers. Its downtown is noted for its somewhat rustic charm, intensively upgraded owing to its now extremely affluent demographics and its popularity as a regional destination for dining and light shopping. With heavy restrictions on large development, the downtown consists of many small shops on several traditional-styled plazas. It does not have its own hospital, being well-served by nearby regional medical centers including John Muir Hospital, San Ramon Regional Medical Center, and Kaiser Permanente. With the exception of a Costco location near its boundary with San Ramon, it does not host the "heavy shopping" provided by shopping malls located in nearby cities to the north or south. Danville's main street is Hartz Avenue in downtown Danville.

The city is home to numerous businesses including the headquarters of Advanta Energy Corp, an energy consulting firm as well as all major realtors, banks and investment firms.