Oakland, California

Charter city[1]

City of Oakland

Oakland skyline, with the old eastern span of theSan Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge in background

Flag Seal

Nickname(s): "Oaktown", "The Town", "Bump City"[2]

Location in Alameda County and the state of California

Oakland, California

Location in the United States

Coordinates:  37°48′16″N 122°16′15″WCoordinates: 

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]

Government

 • Type Strong mayor[4]

 • Mayor Libby Schaaf[5]

 • State senator Loni Hancock (D)[6]

 • Assemblymembers Tony Thurmond (D) andRob Bonta (D)[7]

 • U. S. rep. Barbara Lee (D)[8]

Area[9]

 • Total 78.002 sq mi (202.024 km2)

 • Land 55.786 sq mi (144.485 km2)

 • Water 22.216 sq mi (57.54 km2)  28.48%

Elevation[10] 43 ft (13 m)

Population (April 1, 2010)[11]

 • Total 390,724

 • Estimate (2014)[12] 413,775

 • Rank 1st in Alameda County8th in California45th in the United States

 • Density 7,417/sq mi (2,864/km2)

Demonym(s) Oaklander

Time zone Pacific (UTC−8)

 • Summer (DST) PDT (UTC−7)

ZIP codes 94601–94615, 94617–94624, 94649, 94659–94662, 94666[13]

Area code 510

FIPS code 06-53000

GNIS feature IDs 277566, 2411292

Website www.oaklandnet.com