Fremont, California
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| Coordinates: 37°32′55″N 121°59′18″W / 37.5486°N 121.9883°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Alameda |
| Incorporated | January 23, 1956 |
| Named after | John C. Frémont |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council–manager |
| • City council | Mayor Raj Salwan (California Democratic Party) Vice Mayor Yajing Zhang Councilmembers Teresa Keng Desrie Campbell Kathy Kimberlin Yang Shao Yajing Zhang Raymond Liu |
| • City manager | Karena Shackelford |
| • California's 10th State Senate district | Aisha Wahab (D) |
| • California's 24th State Assembly district | Alex Lee (D) |
| • United States House of Representatives | Eric Swalwell (D) and Ro Khanna (D) |
| Area | |
• Total | 88.46 sq mi (229.10 km2) |
| • Land | 78.31 sq mi (202.83 km2) |
| • Water | 10.14 sq mi (26.27 km2) 11.6% |
| Elevation | 56 ft (17 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 230,504 |
| • Rank | 2nd in Alameda County 16th in California 104th in the United States |
| • Density | 2,943.4/sq mi (1,136.4/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−8 (Pacific) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−7 (PDT) |
| ZIP codes | 94536–94539, 94555 |
| Area code | 510, 341 |
| FIPS code | 06-26000 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 277521, 2410545 |
| Website | www |
Fremont (/ˈfriːmɒnt/) is a city in Alameda County, California, United States. Located in the East Bay region of the Bay Area, Fremont has a population of 230,504 as of 2020, making it the fourth most populous city in the Bay Area, behind San Jose, San Francisco, and Oakland. It is the closest East Bay city to the high-tech Silicon Valley network of businesses, and has a strong tech industry presence. The city's largest employer is a Tesla manufacturing plant, employing 25,000 people as of 2024.
The city's origins lie in the community that arose around Mission San José, founded in 1797 by the Spanish under Padre Fermín Lasuén. Fremont was incorporated on January 23, 1956, when the former towns of Mission San José, Centerville, Niles, Irvington, and Warm Springs unified into one city. Fremont is named after John C. Frémont, a general who helped lead the American Conquest of California from Mexico and later served as Military Governor of California and then U.S. Senator.