Oakland, California

Oakland
City
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 Oakland Coliseum African American Museum and Library
Flag Seal Logo
Nickname(s):  "Oaktown",[1] "The Town"
Motto:  "Love life"[2]
Location in Alameda County and the U.S. state of California
Oakland Location in California Show map of California Oakland Location in the United States Show map of the United States
Coordinates: 37°48′16″N 122°16′15″W / 37.80444°N 122.27083°W / 37.80444; -122.27083
Country	United States
State	California
County	Alameda
Incorporated	May 4, 1852 (172 years ago) (1852-05-04)[3][4]
Named for	The large oak forest that originally covered the area[5]
Government
• Type	Strong mayor[6]
• Body	Oakland City Council
• Mayor	Sheng Thao (D)[7]
• Vice Mayor	Rebecca Kaplan (D)
• State senator	Nancy Skinner (D)[8]
• Assemblymembers	Buffy Wicks (D) and Mia Bonta (D)[9]
• U. S. rep.	Barbara Lee (D)[10]
Area [11]
• Total	78.03 sq mi (202.10 km2)
• Land	55.93 sq mi (144.86 km2)
• Water	22.10 sq mi (57.24 km2)
Elevation [12]	43 ft (13 m)
Population  (2020)[13]
• Total	440,646
• Rank	1st in Alameda County 8th in California 45th in the United States
• Density	7,878.53/sq mi (3,041.87/km2)
Demonym	Oaklander
Time zone	UTC−08:00 (PST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−07:00 (PDT)
ZIP Codes	94601–94615, 94617-94624, 94649, 94659–94662, 94666[14]
Area codes	510/341
FIPS code	06-53000
GNIS feature IDs	277566, 2411292
Website	www.oaklandca.gov

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-most populous 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.

California governor Jerry Brown was once mayor of Oakland. The current mayor is Sheng Thao.

1. ↑ 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.
2. ↑ "Debate over Oakland motto exposes racial divide, identity crisis". sfchronicle.com. April 16, 2016.
3. ↑ "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.
4. ↑ Cite error: The named reference baker_incorporation_date was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).
5. ↑ Cite error: The named reference ancestry1932 was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).
6. ↑ "Elected Officials". City of Oakland, California. Archived from the original on January 31, 2015. Retrieved January 31, 2015.
7. ↑ "City Officials". City of Oakland. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
8. ↑ "Senators". State of California. Retrieved March 18, 2013.
9. ↑ "Members Assembly". State of California. Retrieved March 18, 2013.
10. ↑ "California's 12th Congressional District - Representatives & District Map". Civic Impulse, LLC.
11. ↑ "2021 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
12. ↑ "Oakland". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
13. ↑ "QuickFacts: Oakland city, California". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
14. ↑ "Zip Code Lookup". USPS. Retrieved April 11, 2020.