Oakland, California

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The coastal city of Oakland is located in Alameda County and is the county seat.

Oakland was incorporated May 4, 1852.

The community of Oakland is near sea level^<1>.

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

Communities that are also named Oakland can be found in:

At the time of the 2000 Census, Oakland had a population of 399,484 people^<2> (or 27.54% of the total population of Alameda County). The population of Oakland represented 1.18% of the total of California, making it the state's 8th most populous community.

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Oakland had a population of 404,155 people. This is an increase of 1.17% since the 2000 Census.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Census Page for Oakland.

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance<3>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Berkeley	NW	7 mi [11.27 km]	101,371	1.34% decrease
	Concord	NE	18 mi [28.97 km]	121,160	0.51% decrease
	Daly City	SW	14 mi [22.53 km]	101,514	2.03% decrease
	Hayward	SE	11 mi [17.7 km]	142,061	1.45% increase
	Redwood City	S	17 mi [27.36 km]	74,060	1.78% decrease
	Richmond	NW	14 mi [22.53 km]	102,285	3.09% increase

To learn more about neighboring communities, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Oakland.

Websites for Oakland

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The Commemorative Quarter for California<4>

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People have found Google's 'Search-by-Location' to be a useful tool when planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Oakland. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

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