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Located in: Alameda County (see below)

Time Zone: Berkeley lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT)

Telephone Area Codes: 510 & 341<1>

ZIP Codes: 94701-94710, 94712, 94720<2>

Elevation: Near sea level<3>

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Berkeley)

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:<4>	123,757 (9.93% increase since 2010)
2010:	112,580 (9.57% increase since 2000)
2000:	102,743

Total Area:<5> 17.7 sq. miles [45.8 km²] - of which 40.83% is water (7.23 sq. miles [18.7 km²])

Housing Units:<6> 49,454

Websites for Berkeley

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

Chamber of Commerce: www.berkeleychamber.com/

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<7>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for Berkeley:

Lat: 37.870400° (or 37°52'13" N)

Lon: -122.282000° (or -122°16'55" W)

USGS Topo Map: Oakland West<8>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Berkeley

GNIS ID: 2409837

FIPS State / Place Code: 06 / 06000

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Berkeley)

About Alameda County

The city of Oakland is the County Seat for {Alameda County}.

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Alameda)

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:	1,671,329 (10.47% increase since 2010)
2010	1,512,986 (4.8% increase since 2000)
2000:	1,443,741

Total Area: 821 sq. miles [2,127.2 km²] - of which 10.02% is water (82.3 sq. miles [213.2 km²])

Housing Units: 582,549

Official Website: https://www.acgov.org/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Alameda

GNIS ID: 1675839

FIPS State / County Code: 06 / 001

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Berkeley)

About California

From the US Census

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:	39,437,610 (5.86% increase since 2010)
2010:	37,253,956 (9.99% increase since 2000)
2000:	33,871,648

Websites for State of California

Official Website: https://www.ca.gov/

Tourism: https://www.visitcalifornia.com/

Parks: https://www.parks.ca.gov/

Fishing: https://www.wildlife.ca.gov/Fishing

Hunting: https://wildlife.ca.gov/Hunting

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of California

GNIS ID: 1779778

FIPS State: 06

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Berkeley)

Footnotes ...

<1>	When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 510 code has been Overlayed with the 341 area code. New phone numbers in the Berkeley area will be assigned with one of these codes: 510 or 341. As a result, placing a call in the Berkeley area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<2>	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.
<3>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Berkeley - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>	Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.
<5>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Berkeley. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group.
<6>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).
<7>	Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Berkeley, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<8>	Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Berkeley.