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 seaport and rail junction. It is the home of the Athletics baseball team.
Oakland, California | |
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Skyline of Downtown Oakland, with the San Francisco Bay in the background Davidson Courthouse Fox Oakland Theatre Tribune Tower Eastern span of the Bay Bridge Oakland Temple Lake Merritt Port of Oakland, with downtown and Oakland and Berkeley Hills | |
 Flag  Seal  Coat of arms | |
| Nickname(s): "Oaktown", "The Town" | |
| Motto: "Love life" | |
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°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Alameda |
| Region | San Francisco Bay Area |
| Incorporated | May 4, 1852 |
| Named for | The large oak forest that originally covered the area |
| Government | |
| • Type | Strong mayor |
| • Mayor | Sheng Thao (D) |
| • State senator | Nancy Skinner (D) |
| • Assemblymembers | Tim Grayson (D) and Mia Bonta (D) |
| • U. S. rep. | John Duarte (R) |
| 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 (2020) | |
| • 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 | Oaklander |
| Time zone | UTC– 08:00 (Pacific) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC– 07:00 (PDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 94601–94615, 94617-94624, 94649, 94659–94662, 94666 |
| Area codes | 510/341 |
| FIPS code | 06-53000 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 277566, 2411292 |
| Website | www |
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California governor Jerry Brown was once mayor of Oakland. The current mayor is Sheng Thao.
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