Map of Berkeley, United States
Berkeley is a city in California, United States, with a population of about 120,972. It lies at 37.8716°N, 122.2728°W, about 52 m above sea level. Berkeley is about 3,904 km (2,426 mi) west of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is Oakland, 7 km to the south.
Berkeley at a glance
Country
Region
California
Population
120,972GeoNames
Coordinates
37.8716, -122.272837°52′18″N 122°16′22″W
Time zone
America/Los_AngelesUTC−08:00 / UTC−07:00 (daylight saving time)
Local time
–
Elevation
52 m (171 ft)
Distance to Washington, D.C.
3,904 km (2,426 mi)
Where is Berkeley?
- Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
- Daylight ranges from about 9 h 32 min on the shortest day to 14 h 47 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).
Cities near Berkeley
- Oakland — 7 km south
- Richmond — 10 km northwest
- Alameda — 11 km south
- San Francisco — 17 km southwest
- Walnut Creek — 19 km east
- San Leandro — 19 km southeast
- Martinez — 20 km northeast
- Pleasant Hill — 20 km northeast
- Concord — 24 km northeast
- Danville — 25 km east
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.