Berkeley, California

Berkeley, California
Charter city
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 / 37.87167°N 122.27278°W / 37.87167; -122.27278
Country United States
State California
County Alameda
IncorporatedApril 4, 1878 
CharteredMarch 5, 1895 
Government
 • TypeCouncil-Manager
 • MayorAdena Ishii
 • State senatorJesse Arreguín (D)
 • AssemblymemberBuffy Wicks (D)
 • U.S. rep.Lateefah Simon (D)
Area
 • Total17.66 sq mi (45.73 km2)
 • Land10.43 sq mi (27.02 km2)
 • Water7.22 sq mi (18.71 km2)  40.83%
Elevation
171 ft (52 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • 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
94701–94710, 94712, 94720
Area code510, 341
FIPS code06-06000
GNIS feature IDs1658037, 2409837
Websitewww.cityofberkeley.info

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

There are many famous athletes from Berkeley including Yankees manager Jimmie Fox who attended Berkeley High School. Harry Weinberger was born and raised in Berkeley and was drafted to play professional figure skating last year. Berkeley is an epicenter for athletes to come up and thrive.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "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. ↑ "Senators". State of California. Retrieved December 31, 2024.
  4. ↑ "Members Assembly". State of California.
  5. ↑ "California's 12th Congressional District - Representatives & District Map". Civic Impulse, LLC.
  6. 1 2 "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
  7. ↑ "Berkeley". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved February 8, 2015.
  8. ↑ "ZIP Code(tm) Lookup". United States Postal Service. Retrieved November 24, 2014.