East Richmond Heights is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in western Contra Costa County, California, United States.

Situated at the north end of the Berkeley Hills, East Richmond Heights overlooks the northern part of the San Francisco Bay.

Interstate 80 is located about one-half mile to the west, and provides access to the community via its Solano and McBryde Avenue exits.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the community has a total area of 0.6 square miles (1.6 km2), all of it land.

Police services for the community are provided by the Contra Costa County Sheriff's Office Bay Station.

The county contracts with the adjacent city of Richmond to provide fire fighting services.

The East Richmond Heights Municipal Advisory Council (ERHMAC), a council of community residents established by the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors, advises the board on issues of concern to the community.

This mostly residential community is home to a few small retail businesses including a market and laundromat.

The 2010 United States Census[11] reported that East Richmond Heights had a population of 3,280.

The percentages of languages spoke by residents in East Richmond Heights are 87.80% English, 8.59% Spanish, 1.54% Vietnamese, 1.37 Cantonese, 0.68% Japanese.