Berkeley, California

Berkeley
Looking west over the city from the Berkeley Hills, with San Francisco in the background
Looking west over the city from the Berkeley Hills, with San Francisco in the background
Official seal of Berkeley
Official logo of Berkeley
Location of Berkeley in Alameda County, California
Location of Berkeley in Alameda County, California
Berkeley is located in Oakland, California
Berkeley
Berkeley
Location within Alameda County, California
Berkeley is located in San Francisco Bay Area
Berkeley
Berkeley
Location within San Francisco Bay Area
Berkeley is located in California
Berkeley
Berkeley
Location within the state of California
Berkeley is located in the United States
Berkeley
Berkeley
Location within the United States
Berkeley is located in North America
Berkeley
Berkeley
Location within North America
Coordinates: 37°52′18″N 122°16′22″W / 37.87167°N 122.27278°W / 37.87167; -122.27278
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountyAlameda
IncorporatedApril 4, 1878[1]
CharteredMarch 5, 1895[2]
Named forGeorge Berkeley
Government
 • TypeCouncil-Manager[2]
 • MayorJesse Arreguín[3]
 • Council members
 by district number[3]
  1. Rashi Kesarwani
  2. Terry Taplin
  3. Ben Bartlett
  4. (vacant)
  5. Sophie Hahn
  6. Susan Wengraf
  7. (vacant)
  8. Mark Humbert
 • State senatorNancy Skinner (D)[4]
 • Assembly memberBuffy Wicks (D)[5]
 • U.S. rep.Barbara Lee (D)[6]
Area
 • Total17.66 sq mi (45.73 km2)
 • Land10.43 sq mi (27.02 km2)
 • Water7.22 sq mi (18.71 km2)  40.83%
Elevation171 ft (52 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total124,321
 • Rank
  • 4th in Alameda County
  • 51st in California
  • 246th in the United States
 • Density11,917.27/sq mi (4,601.36/km2)
DemonymBerkeleyan
Time zoneUTC−8 (Pacific)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−7 (PDT)
ZIP Codes[9]
94701–94710, 94712, 94720
Area code510, 341
FIPS code06-06000
GNIS feature IDs1658037, 2409837
Websiteberkeleyca.gov

Berkeley (/ˈbɜːrkli/ BURK-lee) is a city on the eastern shore of San Francisco Bay in northern Alameda County, California, United States. It is named after the 18th-century Anglo-Irish bishop and philosopher George Berkeley. It borders the cities of Oakland and Emeryville to the south and the city of Albany and the unincorporated community of Kensington to the north. Its eastern border with Contra Costa County generally follows the ridge of the Berkeley Hills. The 2020 census recorded a population of 124,321.

Berkeley is home to the oldest campus in the University of California, the University of California, Berkeley, and the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, which is managed and operated by the university. It also has the Graduate Theological Union, one of the largest religious studies institutions in the world. Berkeley is considered one of the most socially progressive cities in the United States.

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  2. ^ a b "Structure of Berkeley Government". City Clerk. City of Berkeley. Archived from the original on June 23, 2016. Retrieved June 13, 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Elected Officials Home". City of Berkeley. Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  4. ^ "Senators". State of California. Retrieved March 18, 2013.
  5. ^ "Members Assembly". State of California. Retrieved March 18, 2013.
  6. ^ "California's 12th Congressional District - Representatives & District Map". Civic Impulse, LLC. Retrieved March 9, 2013.
  7. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
  8. ^ "Berkeley". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved February 8, 2015.
  9. ^ "ZIP Code(tm) Lookup". United States Postal Service. Retrieved November 24, 2014.