Fremont 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 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.

County: Alameda
Incorporated: January 23, 1956
Named for: John C. Frémont
Type: Council–manager
City council: Mayor Lily Mei, Vice Mayor Yang Shao, Councilmembers, Teresa Keng, Desrie Campbell, Jenny Kassan, Raj Salwan, Teresa Cox
City manager: Karena Shackelford
Assembly members: and
United States Representatives: and
Water: 11.6%
Population (2020): 230,504
Rank: 2nd in Alameda County, 16th in California, 99th in the United States
Time zone: Pacific (UTC−8)
Summer (DST): PDT (UTC−7)
ZIP codes: 94536–94539, 94555
Area code: 510, 341
FIPS code: 06-26000
GNIS feature IDs: 277521, 2410545
Website: [www.fremont.gov]
Official Website: http://www.ci.fremont.ca.us
Wikidata description: city in Alameda County, California, United States
Wikidata id: Q49220
Wikidata label: Fremont
Wikidata aliases: Array
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