Emeryville, California
Emeryville is a city located in northwest Alameda County, California, in the United States. It lies in a corridor between the cities of Berkeley and Oakland, with a border on the shore of San Francisco Bay. The resident population was 12,905 as of 2020. Its proximity to San Francisco, the Bay Bridge, the University of California, Berkeley, and Silicon Valley has been a catalyst for recent economic growth.
Emeryville, California | |
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Emeryville as seen from a local highrise hotel | |
Location of Emeryville in Alameda County, California | |
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| Coordinates: 37°49′53″N 122°17′07″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Alameda County |
| Incorporated | December 8, 1896 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Courtney Welch |
| • State Senate | Nancy Skinner (D) |
| • State Assembly | Tim Grayson (D) |
| • U. S. Congress | Barbara Lee (D) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.25 sq mi (5.8 km2) |
| • Land | 1.28 sq mi (3.3 km2) |
| • Water | 0.97 sq mi (2.5 km2) 38.02% |
| Elevation | 23 ft (7 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 12,905 |
| • Density | 10,082.03/sq mi (3,892.69/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific Standard Time Zone) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (Pacific Daylight Time) |
| ZIP code | 94608 |
| Area code(s) | 510, 341 |
| FIPS code | 06-22594 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 1658499, 2410436 |
| Website | www |
It is the home to Pixar Animation Studios, Peet's Coffee & Tea, the Center for Investigative Reporting, Alternative Tentacles and Clif Bar. In addition, several well-known tech and software companies are located in Emeryville: LeapFrog, Sendmail, MobiTV, Novartis (formerly Chiron before April 2006), and BigFix (now HCL). Emeryville attracts many weekday commuters due to its position as a regional employment center.
Emeryville has some features of an edge city; however, it is located within the inner urban core of Oakland/the greater East Bay. It was industrialized before the First World War.