AlamedaCalifornia
Alameda is a city in Alameda County, California, United States, located in the East Bay region of the Bay Area. The city is built on an informal archipelago in San Francisco Bay, consisting of Alameda Island, Bay Farm Island and Coast Guard Island, along with other smaller islands.
Intro: Wikipedia
About Alameda
Alameda, CA is a thriving city located in western California counting 78,795 people who proudly call it home. It stands among the 500 most populous places in the United States (#474 nationwide).
Alameda holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 10.4 square miles, giving it a compact, walkable footprint at roughly 7,576 residents per square mile.
What Makes Alameda Unique
- The only place in America named Alameda — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
- Positioned in western California, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
- Part of the fabric of California — one of 1,618 recognized communities statewide.
Why People Love It Here
- Big enough for services and schools, small enough to feel like home.
- Local businesses and schools anchored by a stable resident base of 78,795.
- Easy reach of Oakland (3 mi) — commute to the city, live where it's calm.
📍 Neighborhoods in Alameda
Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Alameda
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- Alameda Naval Air Museum · Museum
- Doug Siden Visitor Center at Crab Cove · Aquarium
- Pacific Pinball Museum · Museum
- USS Hornet (CV 12) · Museum
- Alameda Art Association · Art gallery
- F-14 Tomcat · Attraction
- F-4 Phantom · Attraction
- S-3 Viking · Attraction
- San Francisco Air Tours · Attraction
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Alameda
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Alameda
- Alameda Community Learning Center
- Alameda High
- Amelia Earhart Elementary
- Bay Farm
- Edison Elementary
- Encinal Junior/Senior High
- Frank Otis Elementary
- Franklin Elementary
- Island High (Continuation)
- Lincoln Middle
- Love Elementary
- The Academy of Alameda
- Will C. Wood Middle
- William G. Paden Elementary
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.
🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare
- Alameda Hospital ★★★★ (4/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER
Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.