Alameda, California

Alameda, California
City
City Hall
Flag Seal
Nickname:  The Island City
Location in the state of California and Alameda County
Coordinates: 37°45′22″N 122°16′28″W
Country	United States
State	California
County	Alameda
Area
• Total	22.98 sq mi (59.52 km2)
• Land	10.45 sq mi (27.06 km2)
• Water	12.53 sq mi (32.45 km2)  53.79%
Elevation	33 ft (12.8 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	78,280
• Density	7,491.63/sq mi (2,892.62/km2)
Demonym	Alamedan
Time zone	UTC−8 (Pacific Standard Time Zone)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−7 (Pacific Daylight Time)
ZIP code	94501, 94502
Area code(s)	510, 341
FIPS code	06-00562

Alameda is a city in the U.S. state of California. It is next to Oakland and the San Francisco Bay.

Most of Alameda is on an island (called Alameda Island). The other large part is a peninsula connected to the Oakland International Airport. This peninsula is called Bay Farm Island because it used to be an island. The third part of Alameda is Coast Guard Island, which is a military base for the U.S. Coast Guard.

History

The city was founded in 1853 as 3 smaller towns. At the west end it was called Woodstock. The east end was called Fernside.

Alameda island was originally not an island. It was connected to Oakland. In 1902, a canal was finished that separated it from Oakland.

From 1917 to 1939 there was a popular amusement park called Neptune Beach.

In the 1940s the land was filled to make Bay Farm Island. A U.S. Navy base called Naval Air Station Alameda was opened in 1940. It was closed down in 1997.

Related pages

• Alameda High School