Oakland, California
City in California
City of Oakland
Oakland skyline, with the old eastern span of the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge in background
Flag Seal Coat of arms Wordmark
Nickname(s): "Oaktown",[1] "The Town"
Motto(s): "Love life"[2]
Location in Alameda County and the U.S. state of California
Oakland, California Location in the United States
Coordinates: 37°48′16″N 122°16′15″W
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