| Oakland, California |
| City in California |
| City of Oakland |
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| Nickname(s): "Oaktown",[1] "The Town" |
| Motto(s): "Love life"[2] |
Location in Alameda County and the U.S. state of California |
Location in the United States
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Coordinates:  37°48′16″N 122°16′15″W
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| Country |
 United States |
| State |
 California |
| County |
 Alameda |
| Region |
San Francisco Bay Area |
| Incorporated |
May 4, 1852[3][4] |
| Named for |
The large oak forest that originally covered the area.[5] |
| Government |
| • Type |
Strong mayor[6] |
| • Mayor |
Libby Schaaf (D)[7] |
| • State senator |
Nancy Skinner (D)[8] |
| • Assemblymembers |
Tony Thurmond (D) and
Rob Bonta (D)[9] |
| • U. S. rep. |
Barbara Lee (D)[10] |
| Area[11] |
| • Total |
77.86 sq mi (201.66 km2) |
| • Land |
55.89 sq mi (144.76 km2) |
| • Water |
21.97 sq mi (56.90 km2) 28.48% |
| Elevation[12] |
43 ft (13 m) |
| Population (2010)[13] |
| • Total |
390,724 |
| • Estimate (2016)[14] |
412,040 |
| • Rank |
1st in Alameda County
8th in California
45th in the United States |
| • Density |
7,514.45/sq mi (2,901.34/km2) |
| Demonym(s) |
Oaklander |
| Time zone |
Pacific (UTC−8) |
| • Summer (DST) |
PDT (UTC−7) |
| ZIP codes |
94601–94615, 94617–94624, 94649, 94659–94662, 94666[15] |
| Area code |
510 |
| FIPS code |
06-53000 |
| GNIS feature IDs |
277566, 2411292 |
| Website |
www.oaklandca.gov |
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