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Welcome to Berkeley ...

The city of Berkeley is located in Alameda County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Berkeley, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

When the people of Berkeley refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Berkeleyite<2>

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Berkeley has a population of 123,757 people<3> (see below for details).

Berkeley is near sea level<4>.

Time Zone: Berkeley lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Berkeley: (510)

The ZIP codes for Berkeley: 94701-94710, 94712, 94720<5>

Websites for Berkeley ...

Official Website:   www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/

Chamber of Commerce:   www.berkeleychamber.com/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Berkeley had an population of 123,757 people. This is an increase of 9.93% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 20.45% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Berkeley had a population of 112,580 people (or 7.45% of the total population of Alameda County). This makes Berkeley the county's 4th most populous community.

The population of Berkeley represents 0.3% of the population of California (which has 37,253,956 people), making it the state's 52nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 112,580 people, the population of Berkeley increased 9.57% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 102,743 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Berkeley.

Communities Also Named Berkeley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 16 communities that are also named Berkeley - they are located in Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, New Jersey, North Carolina (2), Ontario, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Virginia (2), Washington and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Berkeley.

Communities near Berkeley ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Berkeley.

  • San Francisco
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Hayward
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Concord
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
    • Concord is located in Contra Costa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 128,544 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Concord <6>
  • Vallejo
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Daly City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • San Leandro
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • San Ramon
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Alameda
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Walnut Creek
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • South San Francisco
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Berkeley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Berkeley.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Berkeley. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Berkeley.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Berkeley. Our list includes 80 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Berkeley.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Berkeley ...

Looking for more information about Berkeley? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Berkeley, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Berkeley.

Adding Berkeley to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Berkeley in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Berkeley was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Berkeley mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Berkeley.

The official website for Berkeley: www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/

The official website for Alameda County: www.acgov.org/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Alameda, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Berkeley refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a city's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Berkeley may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different.
<3>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Berkeley.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Berkeley - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Berkeley). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Berkeley or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).

Our list of ZIP Codes for Berkeley includes: 94701, 94702, 94703, 94704, 94705, 94706, 94707, 94708, 94709, 94712 & 94720.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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