Berkeley, California |
City |
City of Berkeley |
Downtown Berkeley viewed from the Berkeley Hills, with San Francisco in the background
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Seal |
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Location of Berkeley in Alameda County, California. |
Location of Berkeley in Alameda County, California.
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Coordinates: 37°52′18″N 122°16′22″WCoordinates: 37°52′18″N 122°16′22″W |
Country |
United States |
State |
California |
County |
Alameda |
Incorporated |
April 4, 1878[1] |
Chartered |
March 5, 1895[2] |
Government |
• Type |
Council-Manager[2] |
• Mayor |
Jesse Arreguín[3] |
• Council members
by district number[3] |
- Linda Maio
- Cheryl Davila
- Ben Bartlett
- Kate Harrison
- Sophie Hahn
- Susan Wengraf
- Kriss Worthington
- Lori Droste
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• State senator |
Nancy Skinner (D)[4] |
• Assemblymember |
Tony Thurmond (D)[5] |
• U.S. rep. |
Barbara Lee (D)[6] |
Area[7] |
• Total |
17.69 sq mi (45.82 km2) |
• Land |
10.47 sq mi (27.11 km2) |
• Water |
7.23 sq mi (18.72 km2) 40.83% |
Elevation[8] |
171 ft (52 m) |
Population (2010)[9] |
• Total |
112,580 |
• Estimate (2016)[10] |
121,240 |
• Rank |
- 4th in Alameda County
- 51st in California
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• Density |
11,584.18/sq mi (4,472.80/km2) |
Demonym(s) |
Berkeleyan |
Time zone |
Pacific (UTC−8) |
• Summer (DST) |
PDT (UTC−7) |
ZIP codes[11] |
94701–94710, 94712, 94720 |
Area code |
510 |
FIPS code |
06-06000 |
GNIS feature IDs |
1658037, 2409837 |
Website |
www.cityofberkeley.info |
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