![By the Numbers](https://hayward-ca.gov/sites/default/files/styles/directory_block_thumbs/public/directoryblock/ByTheNumbers.jpg?itok=U8ioYEIq)
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![Whats Happening in Hayward](https://hayward-ca.gov/sites/default/files/styles/directory_block_thumbs/public/directoryblock/NewsEvents.jpg?itok=R5jehe96)
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![For the Media](https://hayward-ca.gov/sites/default/files/styles/directory_block_thumbs/public/directoryblock/Media.jpg?itok=SjcQ2rdh)
![Maps](https://hayward-ca.gov/sites/default/files/styles/directory_block_thumbs/public/directoryblock/Maps.jpg?itok=AOYAx7XX)
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Heart of the Bay
It’s no surprise that we’re shaking things up; Hayward is the epicenter of the dynamic Bay Area: 25 miles southeast of San Francisco, 14 miles south of Oakland, 26 miles north of San Jose and 10 miles west of the valley communities surrounding Pleasanton. Doing business in Silicon Valley? Get there fast via the seven-mile Hayward/San Mateo Bridge.