Alameda
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California
Alameda is a megacounty-scale in California with 49 ZIP codes, 1,515,717 people, and top-decile household income among US counties. All data is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2023 5-Year Estimates.
National county placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Alameda, CA sits among US counties with a top-decile household income, on a megacounty-scale population base, across a wide multi-ZIP mosaic.
- Top 1%
- household income vs 3,210 US counties
- 1,515,717
- combined ZIP population
- 49
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $138,048
- avg ZIP median income
Income percentile ranks this county's average ZIP median household income against 3,210 US counties with ACS income on at least one ZIP.
Alameda lands in the national county income distribution as top-decile household income on megacounty-scale footing (FIPS 06001, 49 ZIPs, combined population 1,515,717). Sort the ZIP table by population before treating the county mean as uniform.
High-income counties with wide ZIP mosaics hide sharp internal gradients. The densest ZIP here is 94544 (Hayward) with 73,026 residents - open it beside a thin rural code from the table before treating the county mean as uniform. HUD Fair Market Rents and FBI county tables attach to FIPS 06001, so scorecards stay county-keyed while household income stays ZIP-keyed.
Save two ZIPs from the table into your shortlist, then open a compare link - that is the return path a static county summary cannot replace. All figures here come from Census ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates and USPS ZCTA files.
49
Total ZIPs
1,515,717
Total Population
ZIP Codes in Alameda
Side-by-side: Compare 94544 vs 94587 →
| ZIP Code | City | Population | Density |
|---|---|---|---|
| 94544 | Hayward | 73,026 | 2,573 |
| 94587 | Union City | 69,516 | 1,361 |
| 94536 | Fremont | 68,790 | 1,822 |
| 94541 | Hayward | 61,635 | 3,205 |
| 94538 | Fremont | 61,148 | 1,433 |
| 94501 | Alameda | 60,212 | 2,935 |
| 94601 | Oakland | 50,294 | 5,980 |
| 94539 | Fremont | 50,031 | 760 |
| 94550 | Livermore | 46,896 | 78 |
| 94568 | Dublin | 46,016 | 1,162 |
| 94577 | San Leandro | 45,560 | 2,159 |
| 94560 | Newark | 42,573 | 1,191 |
| 94546 | Castro Valley | 42,209 | 1,708 |
| 94566 | Pleasanton | 40,884 | 804 |
| 94605 | Oakland | 39,016 | 1,682 |
| 94578 | San Leandro | 38,558 | 3,317 |
| 94551 | Livermore | 36,867 | 181 |
| 94606 | Oakland | 36,672 | 6,190 |
| 94611 | Oakland | 36,565 | 1,337 |
| 94555 | Fremont | 34,143 | 1,135 |
| 94603 | Oakland | 31,403 | 3,717 |
| 94588 | Pleasanton | 30,842 | 374 |
| 94621 | Oakland | 29,870 | 1,483 |
| 94545 | Hayward | 29,707 | 532 |
| 94610 | Oakland | 29,287 | 5,182 |
| 94602 | Oakland | 28,329 | 3,309 |
| 94608 | Emeryville | 28,019 | 3,964 |
| 94580 | San Lorenzo | 27,152 | 3,043 |
| 94704 | Berkeley | 25,592 | 9,256 |
| 94607 | Oakland | 24,978 | 1,637 |
| 94619 | Oakland | 23,299 | 576 |
| 94609 | Oakland | 20,596 | 4,655 |
| 94579 | San Leandro | 20,571 | 2,540 |
| 94703 | Berkeley | 19,846 | 5,734 |
| 94706 | Albany | 19,615 | 5,128 |
| 94618 | Oakland | 16,046 | 2,554 |
| 94702 | Berkeley | 15,979 | 4,843 |
| 94552 | Castro Valley | 14,454 | 124 |
| 94612 | Oakland | 14,389 | 6,499 |
| 94502 | Alameda | 13,600 | 1,959 |
| 94705 | Berkeley | 12,762 | 1,491 |
| 94542 | Hayward | 12,717 | 861 |
| 94709 | Berkeley | 11,806 | 7,754 |
| 94707 | Berkeley | 11,710 | 2,667 |
| 94708 | Berkeley | 10,985 | 1,251 |
| 94710 | Berkeley | 6,948 | 1,246 |
| 94720 | Berkeley | 2,964 | 1,840 |
| 94586 | Sunol | 925 | 6 |
| 94613 | Oakland | 715 | 1,087 |
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the population of Alameda?
Alameda has a total population of 1,515,717 across 49 ZIP codes, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 data.
What ZIP codes are in Alameda?
Alameda includes 49 ZIP codes: 94544, 94587, 94536, 94541, 94538, 94501, 94601, 94539, 94550, 94568, and more.