Berkeley
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Berkeley
State:California
Country: United States of America

Berkeley By The Numbers:

Population: 100,750 ( city ); 7,200,000 ( metropolitan Bay Area )
Average Winter Temperature: 50 °F/10 °C
Average Summer Temperature: 62 °F/16 °C
Number of Undergraduates at Berkeley: 24,600

Quick Facts:

Electricity: 110 volts, 60Hz, standard two pin plugs
Time Zone: GMT-8 ( GMT-7, daylight savings time ); Pacific Standard Time ( PST )
Country Dialing Code: 1
Area Code: 510
Number of Arrests in the Tree Sit-In: 98 and counting

Did You Know?

A by-product of the California Gold rush, the University of California, Berkeley was established in the late 1800s and featured a curriculum modeled after Harvard and Yale Universities. Since this time, Berkeley has come to be one of the most prestigious academic institutions in America.

Berkeley is home to the longest, continuous urban tree sit-in.