Map of Alameda, United States
Alameda is a city in California, United States, with a population of about 78,630. It lies at 37.7710°N, 122.2609°W, about 10 m above sea level. Alameda is about 3,906 km (2,427 mi) west of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is Oakland, 4 km to the north.
Alameda at a glance
Country
Region
California
Population
78,630GeoNames
Coordinates
37.7710, -122.260937°46′16″N 122°15′39″W
Time zone
America/Los_AngelesUTC−08:00 / UTC−07:00 (daylight saving time)
Local time
–
Elevation
10 m (33 ft)
Distance to Washington, D.C.
3,906 km (2,427 mi)
Where is Alameda?
- Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
- Daylight ranges from about 9 h 33 min on the shortest day to 14 h 47 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).
Cities near Alameda
- Oakland — 4 km north
- San Leandro — 11 km southeast
- Berkeley — 11 km north
- San Francisco — 14 km west
- Castro Valley — 18 km southeast
- South San Francisco — 18 km southwest
- Daly City — 19 km west
- Hayward — 19 km southeast
- Richmond — 20 km northwest
- San Bruno — 20 km southwest
Largest cities in California
- Los Angeles — 3,820,914
- San Diego — 1,404,452
- San Jose — 997,368
- San Francisco — 827,526
- Fresno — 542,107
- Sacramento — 524,943
- Long Beach — 474,140
- Oakland — 419,267
- Bakersfield — 373,640
- Anaheim — 350,742
Largest cities in United States
- New York City — 8,804,190
- Los Angeles — 3,820,914
- Brooklyn — 2,736,074
- Chicago — 2,664,452
- Queens — 2,316,841
- Houston — 2,314,157
- Phoenix — 1,650,070
- Philadelphia — 1,573,916
- San Antonio — 1,526,656
- Manhattan — 1,487,536
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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.