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Emeryville

A city of 13,081 people in California
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Map of Emeryville: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Conserved land24%342 of 1,427 acres
Trails1.4 mi0.6 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves1326 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

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Long-Shot-Conley (1890s)1899
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Long-Shot-Conley (1890s), 1899

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About Emeryville

City in California, United States
1896Established
12,905Population
2 sq miArea
23 ftElevation

Emeryville is a city in northwestern Alameda County, California, 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. It is the home to Pixar Animation Studios, Peet's Coffee, 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 Big…

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Town numbers

ZIP code94608, 94662
Area code510
Living in Emeryville

Housing in Emeryville

$434K▼ 7.6% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Emeryville home is worth about $434,000, down 7.6% in a year, 43% below the California typical home.

A seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s
Days on market29
Sale-to-list104.5%
Sold in May16
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Safety in Emeryville

D−

Safety Grade D-

Emeryville reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 100% report less.

Violent crime per 1,000
Emeryville 7.7
California 4.3
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Emeryville 94.3
California 18.2
U.S. 15.5
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C

School Grade C

The public schools Emeryville’s kids attend trail 75% of California’s districts on state tests. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

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DistrictEmery UnifiedSchools7

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results, graded within CA. Ratings are from neighbors.

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