Berkeley, California
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Berkeley (/ˈbɜːrkli/ BURK-lee) is a city on the eastern shore of San Francisco Bay in northern Alameda County, California, United States. It is named after the 18th-century Anglo-Irish bishop and philosopher George Berkeley. It borders the cities of Oakland and Emeryville to the south and the city of Albany and the unincorporated community of Kensington to the north. Its eastern border with Contra Costa County generally follows the ridge of the Berkeley Hills. The 2020 census recorded a population of 124,321.
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| Coordinates: 37°52′18″N 122°16′22″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Alameda |
| Incorporated | April 4, 1878[1] |
| Chartered | March 5, 1895[2] |
| Named for | George Berkeley |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-Manager[2] |
| • Mayor | Jesse Arreguín[3] |
| • Council members by district number[3] |
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| • State senator | Nancy Skinner (D)[5] |
| • Assembly member | Buffy Wicks (D)[6] |
| • U.S. rep. | Barbara Lee (D)[7] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 17.66 sq mi (45.73 km2) |
| • Land | 10.43 sq mi (27.02 km2) |
| • Water | 7.22 sq mi (18.71 km2) 40.83% |
| Elevation | 171 ft (52 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 124,321 |
| • Rank | |
| • Density | 11,917.27/sq mi (4,601.36/km2) |
| Demonym | Berkeleyan |
| Time zone | UTC−8 (Pacific) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−7 (PDT) |
| ZIP Codes[10] | 94701–94710, 94712, 94720 |
| Area code | 510, 341 |
| FIPS code | 06-06000 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 1658037, 2409837 |
| Website | berkeleyca |
Berkeley is home to the oldest campus in the University of California, the University of California, Berkeley, and the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, which is managed and operated by the university. It also has the Graduate Theological Union, one of the largest religious studies institutions in the world. Berkeley is considered one of the most socially progressive cities in the United States.