Piedmont is a city in Alameda County, California, home to about 10,945 people across 1.7 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 94610 and 94611.
Homes sold for a median of $697 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.
Mostly Oakland; part is in Piedmont
Mostly Oakland; part is in Piedmont
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Piedmont. 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)8 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Oakland, CA5 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Los Angeles, CA339 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Piedmont; 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.
Piedmont had 11,270 residents in the 2020 census, up 3% since 2000.
It’s the 473rd 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 (3 miles 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).
2,567 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Piedmont’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 347 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 602 |
| Dentists | 59 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 136 |
| Mental health providers | 1,053 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 277 |
| Optometrists | 39 |
| Chiropractors | 54 |
| Pharmacies | 22 |
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 (9 nearby)
Grocery stores
Pharmacies
Libraries (2 nearby)
Museums
Theaters and performance venues
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.
Established in 1907.
Notable people born here
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Public schools here are run by Piedmont City Unified, Oakland Unified. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beach ElementaryPiedmont | K–5 | 323 | Public | 1.6 mi |
| Bella Vista ElementaryOakland | K–5 | 349 | Public | 2.8 mi |
| Crocker Highlands ElementaryOakland | K–5 | 415 | Public | 2.0 mi |
| Havens ElementaryPiedmont | K–5 | 464 | Public | 1.1 mi |
| Joaquin Miller ElementaryOakland | K–5 | 406 | Public | 2.0 mi |
| Montclair ElementaryOakland | K–5 | 547 | Public | 1.0 mi |
| Piedmont Avenue ElementaryOakland | K–5 | 310 | Public | 1.5 mi |
| Thornhill ElementaryOakland | K–5 | 370 | Public | 0.9 mi |
| Wildwood ElementaryPiedmont | K–5 | 291 | Public | 1.5 mi |
| Edna Brewer MiddleOakland | 6–8 | 785 | Public | 2.6 mi |
| Montera MiddleOakland | 6–8 | 695 | Public | 2.0 mi |
| Piedmont MiddlePiedmont | 6–8 | 575 | Public | 1.3 mi |
| Millennium High AlternativePiedmont | 9–12 | 61 | Alternative Education | 1.3 mi |
| Oakland HighOakland | 9–12 | 1,579 | Public | 2.6 mi |
| Oakland Technical HighOakland | 9–12 | 1,812 | Public | 1.6 mi |
| Piedmont HighPiedmont | 9–12 | 733 | Public | 1.2 mi |
| Piedmont PreschoolPiedmont | — | — | Public | 1.3 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Lake MontessoriOakland | Pre-K–K | 10 | Nonsectarian | 2.2 mi |
| School of Saint Leo the GreatOakland | Pre-K–8 | 199 | Roman Catholic | 1.5 mi |
| Corpus Christi SchoolPiedmont | K–8 | 229 | Roman Catholic | 2.0 mi |
| St Paul's Day SchoolOakland | K–8 | 349 | Episcopal | 2.7 mi |
| St Pauls Episcopal SchoolOakland | K–8 | 351 | Episcopal | 2.7 mi |
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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Shares ZIP codes with Oakland.
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