Alameda, California
Alameda is a city in the U.S. state of California. It is next to Oakland and the San Francisco Bay.
| |
Coordinates: 37°45′22″N 122°16′28″W / 37.75611°N 122.27444°WCoordinates: 37°45′22″N 122°16′28″W / 37.75611°N 122.27444°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 | |
• Total | 78,280 |
• Density | 7,491.63/sq mi (2,892.62/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−8 (Pacific Standard Time Zone) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−7 (Pacific Daylight Time) |
ZIP code | 94501, 94502 |
FIPS code | 06-00562 |
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.
Alameda, California Media
Alameda and much of the East Bay was part of Rancho San Antonio, granted to the Peralta family in 1820.
Neptune Beach, established in 1917
Fruitvale Bridge, spanning the Oakland Estuary, connects Alameda in the south to Oakland in the north.
Related pages
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 30, 2021.