Oakland, California
port 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 and the Raiders football team.
Oakland | |
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City of Oakland | |
Oakland skyline, with the old eastern span of the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge in background | |
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![]() Location in Alameda County and the state of California | |
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 |
Government | |
• Type | Mayor-Council |
• Mayor | Libby Schaaf (D) |
• Senate | Loni Hancock (D) |
• Assembly | Nancy Skinner (D) Sandré Swanson (D) Mary Hayashi (D) |
• U. S. Congress | Barbara Lee (D) (CA-09) |
Area | |
• Total | 78.002 sq mi (202.024 km2) |
• Land | 55.786 sq mi (144.485 km2) |
• Water | 22.216 sq mi (57.54 km2) 28.48% |
Elevation | 42 ft (12.8 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 390,724 |
• Rank | 1st in Alameda County 8th in California 47th in the United States |
• Density | 7,004/sq mi (2,704.2/km2) |
Demonym(s) | Oaklander |
Time zone | UTC−8 (PST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−7 (PDT) |
ZIP code | 94601, 94602, 94603, 94605, 94606, 94607, 94610, 94611, 94612, 94618, 94619, 94615, 94621 |
Area code(s) | 510 |
FIPS code | 06-53000 |
GNIS feature ID | 0277566 |
Website | http://www.oaklandnet.com |
California governor Jerry Brown was once mayor of Oakland. The current mayor is Libby Schaaf.
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