| Official Name: | Kilkare Woods |
| Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
| Pushpin Map: | California |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in California |
| Coordinates: | 37.6283°N -121.9122°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | California |
| Subdivision Type2: | Counties |
| Subdivision Name2: | Alameda County |
| Population Metro: | 773† |
| Elevation Ft: | 827 |
| Elevation M: | 252 |
| Timezone: | PST |
| Utc Offset: | -8 |
| Timezone Dst: | PDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -7 |
| Area Code Type: | Area code |
| Area Code: | 925 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 94586 |
| Blank Name: | GNIS ID[1] [2] |
| Blank1 Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank1 Info: | 06-38464 |
| Footnotes: | †=figure is for zip code |
Kilkare Woods, also known as Kilcare Woods, is a small rural unincorporated community of about 773 people[3] in southern Alameda County, California, near Pleasanton.
Kilkare Woods began as a private association of summer cottages.[4] The town lies along Sinbad Creek beside Pleasanton Ridge Regional Park, at an elevation of 827abbr=offNaNabbr=off. The town is only accessible through Sunol by Kilkare Road. 96% of residents of the ZIP code spoke English as their primary language, while 4% did not. Of those who did not, 3% spoke Hindi and 1% spoke Spanish.[5] Kilkare Woods is served by the CAL FIRE and Livermore-Pleasanton fire departments. Students attend elementary school at Sunol Glen Elementary School in Sunol and high school at Foothill High School in Pleasanton. Law enforcement services are provided by the Alameda County Sheriff's Office.[6]