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Welcome to West Berkeley ...

West Berkeley is located in Alameda County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Berkeley, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1875.

A typical abbreviation for West Berkeley: W. Berkeley

West Berkeley is near sea level<2>.

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

Communities near West Berkeley ...

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

  • San Francisco
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Oakland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Hayward
    (18 miles [29 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 <3>
  • Vallejo
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Richmond
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
    • Richmond is located in Contra Costa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 110,038 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond <3>
  • Daly City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • San Leandro
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • San Ramon
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Alameda
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)

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 West Berkeley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Berkeley.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of West 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 West Berkeley.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around West Berkeley. Our list includes 4 papers. See our Newspapers Page for West Berkeley.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Berkeley ...

Looking for more information about West 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to West Berkeley, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for West Berkeley.

Adding West Berkeley to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of West Berkeley in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for West Berkeley was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the West Berkeley post office opened in 1875.

We also found West Berkeley in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for West Berkeley.

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>The elevation is an estimate for the area around West Berkeley - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/