Kensington is a community in Alameda County, California, home to about 5,179 people across 1.0 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 94707 and 94708.
Homes sold for a median of $881 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.
Mostly Berkeley; part is in Kensington
Mostly Berkeley; part is in Kensington
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Kensington. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport (OAK)12 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Oakland, CA9 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Los Angeles, CA344 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Kensington; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Kensington had 5,428 residents in the 2020 census, up 10% since 2000.
It’s the 650th largest of 1,563 towns in California by population.
Alameda County grew from 130,197 residents in 1900 to 1,682,353 in 2020.
Alameda County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 76°F in summer, and winter lows average 43°F. About 26 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Berkeley, CA weather station (about a mile away).
749,124 jobs at 42,318 businesses in Alameda County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
317 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Kensington’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 13 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 23 |
| Dentists | 25 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 3 |
| Mental health providers | 232 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 8 |
| Optometrists | 2 |
| Chiropractors | 11 |
| Pharmacies | 4 |
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Parks (20 nearby)
Grocery stores (5 nearby)
Pharmacies (1 nearby)
Libraries (1 nearby)
Museums (1 nearby)
Theaters and performance venues (5 nearby)
Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
Public schools here are run by Berkeley Unified, West Contra Costa Unified. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cragmont ElementaryBerkeley | K–5 | 290 | Public | 0.2 mi |
| Kensington ElementaryKensington | K–6 | 473 | Public | 1.6 mi |
| Thousand Oaks ElementaryBerkeley | K–5 | 337 | Public | 0.6 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Berkeley.
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