Hayward, California
city in Alameda County, California, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hayward is a city in Alameda County, California. It has 162,954 people, according to the 2020 census.[13] Hayward is the sixth largest city in the San Francisco Bay Area and the third largest in Alameda County,[15] It is on the Bay's eastern shore, next to Union City. The San Mateo–Hayward Bridge starts there. Hayward is the 34th biggest city in California by how many people live there. The city was named after William Dutton Hayward, who opened a hotel in the area in 1852.[16]
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Hayward, California | |
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| Motto: Heart of the Bay[4] | |
 Location of Hayward in Alameda County, California. | |
  Hayward, California Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 37°40′08″N 122°04′51″W[5] | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  California |
| County | Alameda |
| Incorporated | March 11, 1876[6] |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-Manager |
| • Mayor | Mark Salinas[7] |
| • State Senate | Aisha Wahab (D)[8] |
| • Assemblymember | Liz Ortega (D)[9] |
| • U. S. rep. | Kevin Mullin (D)[10] |
| Area | |
| • City | 63.82 sq mi (165.31 km2) |
| • Land | 45.54 sq mi (117.94 km2) |
| • Water | 18.29 sq mi (47.36 km2) 28.9% |
| Elevation | 105 ft (32 m) |
| Population | |
| • City | 162,954 |
| • Rank | 3rd in Alameda County 34th in California |
| • Density | 2,600/sq mi (990/km2) |
| • Metro | 7,468,390 |
| Time zone | UTC−8 (Pacific) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−7 (PDT) |
| ZIP codes[14] | 94540–94546, 94552, 94557 |
| Area code | 510 |
| FIPS code | 06-33000 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 277607, 2410724 |
| Flower | Carnation[4] |
| Website | www |
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