Berkeley, California

Berkeley is a city in the U.S. State of California. It is a suburb of San Francisco. It is famous for the college, University of California, Berkeley, where many political protests were held in the 1960s. It is also famous for its gourmet food and art scenes. Also, it is the native city of the punk band Green Day. BOINC or the Berkeley Open Infrastructure for Network Computing was created at the University of California in Berkeley.

Berkeley, California
Charter city[1]
Downtown Berkeley viewed from the Berkeley Hills, with San Francisco in the background
Downtown Berkeley viewed from the Berkeley Hills, with San Francisco in the background
Official seal of Berkeley, California
Seal
Location of Berkeley in Alameda County, California
Location of Berkeley in Alameda County, California
Coordinates: 37°52′18″N 122°16′22″W
Country United States
State California
County Alameda
IncorporatedApril 4, 1878 [2]
CharteredMarch 5, 1895 [1]
Government
 • TypeCouncil-Manager[1]
 • MayorJesse Arreguín[3]
 • State senatorNancy Skinner (D)[4]
 • AssemblymemberBuffy Wicks (D)[5]
 • U.S. rep.Barbara Lee (D)[6]
Area
[7]
 • Total17.66 sq mi (45.73 km2)
 • Land10.43 sq mi (27.02 km2)
 • Water7.22 sq mi (18.71 km2)  40.83%
Elevation
[8]
171 ft (52 m)
Population
 (2020)[7]
 • Total124,321
 • Rank
  • 4th in Alameda County
  • 51st in California
 • 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
Websitewww.cityofberkeley.info

Berkeley is on the San Francisco Bay's eastern shore, north of Oakland. It is in Alameda County.

References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Berkeley, California.
  1. "Structure of Berkeley Government". City Clerk. City of Berkeley. Archived from the original on June 23, 2016. Retrieved June 13, 2016.
  2. "California Cities by Incorporation Date". California Association of Local Agency Formation Commissions. Archived from the original (Word) on November 3, 2014. Retrieved March 27, 2013.
  3. "Elected Officials Home". City of Berkeley. Archived from the original on July 16, 2018. Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  4. "Senators". State of California.
  5. "Members Assembly". State of California.
  6. "California's 13th Congressional District - Representatives & District Map". Civic Impulse, LLC.
  7. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
  8. "Berkeley". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved February 8, 2015.
  9. "ZIP Code(tm) Lookup". United States Postal Service. Retrieved November 24, 2014.


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