Alameda, California
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This article is about the city. For the island the city is on, see Alameda Island. For the county, see Alameda County, California. For other uses, see Alameda.
Alameda (/ˌæləˈmiːdə/ AL-ə-MEE-də; Spanish: [alaˈmeða]; Spanish for "tree-lined path") is a city in Alameda County, California, United States, located in the East Bay region of the Bay Area. The city is built on an informal archipelago in San Francisco Bay, consisting of Alameda Island, Bay Farm Island and Coast Guard Island, along with other smaller islands. As of the 2020 census, the city's population was 78,280.
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Alameda | |
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Nickname: The Island City[1] | |
Coordinates: 37°45′22″N 122°16′28″W | |
Country | United States |
State | California |
County | Alameda |
Founded Incorporated | June 6, 1853 April 19, 1854 |
Government | |
• Type | Council–manager |
• Mayor | Marilyn Ezzy Ashcraft[2] |
• State senator | Nancy Skinner (D)[3] |
• Assemblymember | Mia Bonta (D)[4] |
• U. S. rep. | Barbara Lee (D)[5] |
Area | |
• Total | 22.98 sq mi (59.52 km2) |
• Land | 10.45 sq mi (27.06 km2) |
• Water | 12.53 sq mi (32.45 km2) 53.79% |
Elevation | 33 ft (10 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 78,280 |
• Density | 7,491.63/sq mi (2,892.62/km2) |
Demonym | Alamedan |
Time zone | UTC−8 (Pacific) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−7 (PDT) |
ZIP Codes[8] | 94501–94502 |
Area code | 510, 341 |
FIPS code | 06-00562 |
GNIS feature IDs | 277468, 2409669 |
Website | alamedaca |
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