Tormey is an unincorporated community

Unincorporated area

In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...

 in Contra Costa County

Contra Costa County, California

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, California

California

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 between Rodeo

Rodeo, California

Rodeo is a census-designated place located in Contra Costa County, California on the shore of San Pablo Bay. The population was 8,679 at the 2010 census. The town is named for the livestock roundups common in the late 19th century...

 and Crockett

Crockett, California

Crockett is a census-designated place in Contra Costa County, California, United States. The population was 3,094 at the 2010 census...

 on the edge of the Tosco

Tosco Corporation

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 oil refinery in Rodeo. It is 6.5 miles (10 km) west-northwest of Martinez

Martinez, California

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, at an elevation of 20 feet (6 m). The community is home to several dozen homes and the former offices of the John Swett Unified School District

John Swett Unified School District

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. Originally a company town for refinery workers at the Selby Smelter American Smelting and Refining Company. Tormey is located astride old U.S. Route 40, now San Pablo Avenue. Old County Road offshoots from it and at the end there is a water reservoir. The former Southern Pacific Railroad and now its new owner since 1996, the Union Pacific Railroad, skirts the bayshore side of Tormey. In the 1940's the Tormey Store served many of the grocery needs of the residents. The Hogg family managed the store with its single gasoline pump for many years. Although the area is unincorporated, many times it is referred to as being in the Crockett hills, or simply the village above Crockett or the "refinery village". The ZIP Code is 94547. The community is inside area code 510

Area code 510

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. The town is named for Patrick Tormey, who purchased the property from the Ygnacio Martinez Rancho El Pinole

Rancho El Pinole

Rancho El Pinole was a Mexican land grant in present day Contra Costa County, California given in 1842 by Governor Juan Alvarado to Ygnacio Martinez...

estate.

A post office operated at Tormey from 1891 to 1892.