Town guide

Oakland, California

Oakland is a city in Alameda County, California, home to about 439,418 people across 56 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 94601, 94602, 94603, 94605, 94606, 94607, 94609, 94610, 94611, 94612, 94613, 94618, 94619, 94621 and 94705, and parts of 94608, 94704 and 94720 are in Oakland too.

Homes sold for a median of $562 per square foot across 14 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 12 of 14 were seller’s markets.

Population439,4187,857 per sq mi

Median home value$929,900Census, as estimated by owners

Price per sq ft$562Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026

Sold over asking66%Median of 14 ZIP codes

ZIP codes in Oakland

18 ZIP codes, 3 shared with neighboring towns

Oakland, CA94601 Seller’s market $458/sq ft +3.3% vs. last year 3.1 months of supply · 53% sold over asking Competition 76/100

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Oakland, CA94602 Seller’s market $720/sq ft +4.3% vs. last year 1.5 months of supply · 86% sold over asking Competition 97/100

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Oakland, CA94603 Balanced $416/sq ft −4.2% vs. last year 4.5 months of supply · 50% sold over asking Competition 72/100

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Oakland, CA94605 Seller’s market $490/sq ft +0.9% vs. last year 2.8 months of supply · 66% sold over asking Competition 86/100

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Oakland, CA94606 Seller’s market $494/sq ft +46.5% vs. last year 2.9 months of supply · 35% sold over asking Competition 74/100

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Oakland, CA94607 Seller’s market $426/sq ft −3.8% vs. last year 3.6 months of supply · 30% sold over asking Competition 59/100

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Oakland, CA94609 Seller’s market $653/sq ft −10.5% vs. last year 2 months of supply · 67% sold over asking Competition 93/100

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Oakland, CA94610 Seller’s market $642/sq ft +12.9% vs. last year 1.3 months of supply · 72% sold over asking Competition 95/100

Mostly Oakland; also Piedmont

Oakland, CA94611 Seller’s market $751/sq ft +21.6% vs. last year 1.6 months of supply · 72% sold over asking Competition 95/100

Mostly Oakland; also Piedmont

Oakland, CA94612 Buyer’s market $439/sq ft −14.2% vs. last year 6.4 months of supply · 22% sold over asking Competition 61/100

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Oakland, CA94613Not enough recent sales for market figures yet.

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Oakland, CA94618 Seller’s market $855/sq ft +8.8% vs. last year 1 months of supply · 76% sold over asking Competition 96/100

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Oakland, CA94619 Seller’s market $630/sq ft +0.5% vs. last year 3.3 months of supply · 76% sold over asking Competition 86/100

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Oakland, CA94621 Seller’s market $431/sq ft +4.3% vs. last year 3.9 months of supply · 61% sold over asking Competition 79/100

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Berkeley, CA94705 Seller’s market $899/sq ft +8.4% vs. last year 1.5 months of supply · 83% sold over asking Competition 97/100

Mostly Oakland; also Berkeley

Emeryville, CA94608 Seller’s market $508/sq ft −7.4% vs. last year 2.9 months of supply · 39% sold over asking Competition 76/100

Mostly Emeryville; part is in Oakland

Berkeley, CA94704 Balanced $961/sq ft +22.4% vs. last year 4.4 months of supply · 82% sold over asking Competition 88/100

Mostly Berkeley; part is in Oakland

Berkeley, CA94720Not enough recent sales for market figures yet.

Mostly Berkeley; part is in Oakland

Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Oakland. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology

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Oakland at a glance

City · Alameda County, CA

Population	439,4187,857 per square mile
Land area	56 square milesplus 22 of water
Median household income	$101,600average $149,718
Median home value	$929,900as estimated by owners
Median rent	$1,979/month
Homes lived in by owners	42%
Single-family houses	42% of homes
Median year built	1953
Average household	2.45 people
Median age	37.9
Average commute	30 minutes27% work from home
Adults with a degree	49%bachelor’s or higher

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates for the place; town boundaries and ZIP code overlaps from the Census Bureau’s 2020 relationship files; market figures from Redfin, a national real estate brokerage. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Around Oakland

Distances

Nearest major airport	Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport (OAK)5 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+	San Jose, CA41 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+	Los Angeles, CA337 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Oakland; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Oakland

U.S. Representative · California’s 12th DistrictLateefah Simon (D)
U.S. SenatorAdam B. Schiff (D)
U.S. SenatorAlex Padilla (D)
GovernorGavin Newsom (D)

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Oakland had 440,646 residents in the 2020 census, up 10% since 2000.

It’s the 8th 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).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 75°F in summer, and winter lows average 45°F. About 22.8 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Oakland Museum, CA weather station (3 miles away).

Jobs in Alameda County

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).

Health care

11,276 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Oakland’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

Highland HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 1 of 5 · Oakland1.0 miles
Alameda HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Alameda3.1 miles
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Oakland/RichmondGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Oakland3.1 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors	1,072
Specialist doctors	1,740
Dentists	475
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants	808
Mental health providers	6,341
Physical and occupational therapists	543
Optometrists	104
Chiropractors	193
Pharmacies	95

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.

Places in and around Oakland

Parks (190 nearby)

Joaquin Miller Park · 457 acres1.9 mi
Lakeside Park · 232 acres2.4 mi
Leona Heights Park · 111 acres2.2 mi
Arrowhead Park · 101 acres4.0 mi
Robert W. Crown Memorial State Beach · 97 acres3.5 mi
Glenn Daniel King Estate Park · 78 acres4.0 mi

Grocery stores (57 nearby)

Farmer Joe's0.3 mi
Mi Tierra Super Mercado0.4 mi
Safeway0.4 mi
The Food Mill0.6 mi

Pharmacies (32 nearby)

CVS Pharmacy0.3 mi
Walgreens0.9 mi
High Street Pharmacy1.2 mi
CVS Pharmacy1.8 mi

Libraries (36 nearby)

Dimond Branch Oakland Public Library0.4 mi
Latin American Branch Oakland Public Library0.9 mi
Head-Royce Read Library1.1 mi
César E. Chávez Branch Oakland Public Library1.4 mi
Cusing Library1.5 mi

Museums (22 nearby)

Peralta Hacienda Cultural Museum0.6 mi
Peralta Hacienda Historical0.6 mi
Cohen Bray House1.3 mi
Mills College Art Museum2.0 mi
Rotary Nature Center2.4 mi

Theaters and performance venues (45 nearby)

Mary E. Wilson Auditorium1.1 mi
Eastside Cultural Center1.4 mi
Woodminster Amphitheatre1.8 mi
Jeannik Méquet Littlefield Concert Hall1.9 mi
Greek Theatre1.9 mi

Counts are within about 5 miles 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.

Colleges, teams and notable people

Established in 1852.

Colleges and universities

California College of the Arts
Oikos University
Samuel Merritt University
Laney College
Merritt College
Academy of Chinese Culture and Health Sciences

Sports teams

Oakland Roots SC USL Championship

Notable people born here

Mark Hamill (1951) · American actor (born 1951)
Billie Joe Armstrong (1972) · American rock musician (born 1972)
Mahershala Ali (1974) · American actor (born 1974)
Thomas Schelling (1921) · American economist (1921-2016)
Brandon Lee (1965) · American actor (1965–1993)
Amy Tan (1952) · American novelist
George Stevens (1904) · American film director, producer, screenwriter and cinematographer (1904–1975)
Paul Pierce (1977) · American basketball player (born 1977)

Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.

Schools in Oakland

Public schools here are run by Achieve Academy District, Oakland Unified, American Indian Public Charter School II District and others. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (132)

School	Grades	Students	Type	Distance
Achieve AcademyOakland	K–5	537	Charter	1.1 mi
ACORN Woodland ElementaryOakland	K–5	291	Public	3.3 mi
Allendale ElementaryOakland	K–5	368	Public	0.7 mi
American Indian Public Charter School IIOakland	K–8	617	Charter	2.8 mi
AscendOakland	K–8	493	Charter	1.6 mi
Aspire Berkley Maynard AcademyOakland	K–8	515	Charter	5.1 mi
Aspire College AcademyOakland	K–5	206	Charter	3.4 mi
Aspire Monarch AcademyOakland	K–5	374	Charter	4.4 mi
Aspire Triumph Technology AcademyOakland	K–5	217	Charter	2.3 mi
Beach ElementaryPiedmont	K–5	323	Public	2.6 mi
Bella Vista ElementaryOakland	K–5	349	Public	1.3 mi
Bridges @ Melrose Academy ElementaryOakland	K–5	389	Public	2.0 mi
Brookfield ElementaryOakland	K–5	133	Public	4.4 mi
Burbank Child Development CenterOakland	K	36	Public	2.5 mi
Burckhalter ElementaryOakland	K–5	193	Public	3.0 mi
Carl B. Munck ElementaryOakland	K–5	151	Public	2.2 mi
Chabot ElementaryOakland	K–5	576	Public	4.1 mi
Cleveland ElementaryOakland	K–5	376	Public	1.7 mi
Community School for Creative EducationOakland	K–8	183	Charter	1.5 mi
Cox AcademyOakland	K–5	446	Charter	4.5 mi
Crocker Highlands ElementaryOakland	K–5	415	Public	1.3 mi
East Oakland Pride ElementaryOakland	K–5	314	Public	3.3 mi
Emerson ElementaryOakland	K–5	354	Public	3.6 mi
Emerson ElementaryBerkeley	K–5	283	Public	4.9 mi
EnCompass Academy ElementaryOakland	K–5	283	Public	3.3 mi
Esperanza ElementaryOakland	K–5	418	Public	4.6 mi
Francophone Charter School of OaklandOakland	K–8	324	Charter	4.4 mi
Franklin ElementaryOakland	K–5	499	Public	1.9 mi
Fred T. Korematsu Discovery Academy ElementaryOakland	K–5	180	Public	4.6 mi
Fruitvale ElementaryOakland	K–5	254	Public	0.1 mi

And 102 more.

Private schools (32)

School	Grades	Students	Affiliation	Distance
Cornerstone Christian AcademyOakland	Pre-K–8	15	Baptist	0.9 mi
First Covenant Treehouse Preschool & TkOakland	Pre-K–TK	14	Christian (no specific denomination)	1.7 mi
Grand Lake MontessoriOakland	Pre-K–K	10	Nonsectarian	2.4 mi
Ile OmodeOakland	Pre-K–8	97	Nonsectarian	3.8 mi
Mountain Blvd Montessori SchoolOakland	Pre-K–K	12	Nonsectarian	1.9 mi
Oakland Hebrew Day SchoolOakland	Pre-K–8	151	Jewish	2.4 mi
Rockridge Montessori SchoolOakland	Pre-K–K	22	Nonsectarian	3.7 mi
School of Saint Leo the GreatOakland	Pre-K–8	199	Roman Catholic	3.0 mi
St Vincent's Day HomeOakland	Pre-K–K	70	Nonsectarian	4.0 mi
Starlite Child Development CenterOakland	Pre-K–K	6	Nonsectarian	2.8 mi
The Renaissance International SchoolOakland	Pre-K–8	50	Nonsectarian	0.5 mi
The Renaissance SchoolOakland	Pre-K–8	49	Nonsectarian	0.6 mi
St Elizabeth Elementary SchoolOakland	TK–8	169	Roman Catholic	1.3 mi
St Theresa SchoolOakland	TK–8	197	Roman Catholic	3.0 mi
Aurora SchoolOakland	K–8	96	Nonsectarian	3.2 mi
Corpus Christi SchoolPiedmont	K–8	229	Roman Catholic	1.3 mi
Head Royce SchoolOakland	K–12	906	Nonsectarian	1.1 mi
Park Day SchoolOakland	K–8	359	Nonsectarian	3.4 mi
Patten Academy of Christian EducationOakland	K–12	93	Christian (no specific denomination)	0.7 mi
Redwood Day SchoolOakland	K–8	417	Nonsectarian	0.4 mi
St Paul's Day SchoolOakland	K–8	349	Episcopal	2.7 mi
St Pauls Episcopal SchoolOakland	K–8	351	Episcopal	2.7 mi
Pentecostal Way of Truth School AcademyOakland	1–9	12	Nonsectarian	4.6 mi
Fred Finch-Oakland Hills AcademyOakland	6–12	15	Nonsectarian	0.6 mi
Julia Morgan School for GirlsOakland	6–8	122	Nonsectarian	1.7 mi
Lambo Academy InternationalOakland	6–10	6	Christian (no specific denomination)	2.9 mi
Spectrum CenterOakland	6–12	18	Nonsectarian	2.4 mi
Bishop Odowd High SchoolOakland	9–12	1,263	Roman Catholic	4.3 mi
Cristo Rey De La Salle East Bay High SchoolOakland	9–12	351	Roman Catholic	1.2 mi
Holy Names High SchoolOakland	9–12	121	Roman Catholic	3.2 mi

And 2 more.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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