Oakland, California
city and county seat of Alameda County, California, United States
Oakland is a city in California. It is across the bay from San Francisco. It is the county seat of Alameda County and the third-largest city in the Bay Area, after San Jose and San Francisco. At one time, Oakland had many factories that built cars, ships and airplanes. It is a major rail junction. It is the home of the Athletics baseball team.
Oakland, California | |
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| City of Oakland | |
 Oakland skyline, with the eastern span of the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge in background | |
 Flag  Seal  Coat of arms | |
| Nickname(s): "Oaktown",[1] "The Town" | |
| Motto(s): "Love life"[2] | |
 Interactive map outlining Oakland | |
  Oakland Location within California  Oakland Location within the United States | |
| Coordinates: 37°48′16″N 122°16′15″W / 37.80444°N 122.27083°WCoordinates: 37°48′16″N 122°16′15″W / 37.80444°N 122.27083°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Alameda |
| Region | San Francisco Bay Area |
| Incorporated | May 4, 1852[3] |
| Named for | The large oak forest that originally covered the area |
| Government | |
| • Type | Strong mayor[4] |
| • Mayor | Sheng Thao (D)[5] |
| • State senator | Nancy Skinner (D)[6] |
| • Assemblymembers | Tony Thurmond (D) and Rob Bonta (D)[7] |
| • U. S. rep. | Barbara Lee (D)[8] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 77.89 sq mi (201.74 km2) |
| • Land | 55.91 sq mi (144.80 km2) |
| • Water | 21.98 sq mi (56.94 km2) 28.48% |
| Elevation | 43 ft (13 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 440,646 |
| • Rank | 1st in Alameda County 8th in California 45th in the United States |
| • Density | 7,898.29/sq mi (2,990.53/km2) |
| Demonym(s) | Oaklander |
| Time zone | UTC– 08:00 (Pacific) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC– 07:00 (PDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 94601–94615, 94617-94624, 94649, 94659–94662, 94666[12] |
| Area codes | 510/341 |
| FIPS code | 06-53000 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 277566, 2411292 |
| Website | www [13][14][15] |
California governor Jerry Brown was once mayor of Oakland. The current mayor is Sheng Thao.
Important peopleEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ SCANLON, TOM (November 22, 1992). "The New Motown : Call it 'Oaktown.' It's funky, it's thriving. It's definitely not L.A. or New York. And it just may be the Hip-Hop Capital of America". Los Angeles Times.
- ↑ "Debate over Oakland motto exposes racial divide, identity crisis". sfchronicle.com. April 16, 2016.
- ↑ "California Cities by Incorporation Date". California Association of Local Agency Formation Commissions. Archived from the original (Word) on February 21, 2013. Retrieved March 27, 2013.
- ↑ "Elected Officials". City of Oakland, California. Retrieved January 31, 2015.
- ↑ "Mayor". City of Oakland, California. Retrieved January 12, 2023.
- ↑ "Senators". State of California. Retrieved March 18, 2013.
- ↑ "Members Assembly". State of California. Retrieved March 18, 2013.
- ↑ "California's 13th Congressional District - Representatives & District Map". Civic Impulse, LLC.
- ↑ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
- ↑ "Oakland". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ↑ "Oakland (city) QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
- ↑ "Zip Code Lookup". USPS. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
- ↑ "In Photos: Goodbye, Oaklandnet.com". City of Oakland. April 20, 2018. Retrieved 2018-10-01.
- ↑ "Hello, Oaklandca.gov!". City of Oakland. April 23, 2018. Retrieved 2018-10-01.
- ↑ "oaklandnet.com Archived 2021-04-10 at the Wayback Machine" was the past official website before April 2018, on which date the domain was permanently moved to "oaklandca.gov".
Other websitesEdit
Media related to Oakland, California at Wikimedia Commons
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