Neighborhood in Oakland · Alameda County

Fruitvale

Fruitvale Village combines apartments, public plazas, a produce market and a library beside BART.

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Fruitvale Village’s palm-lined pedestrian plaza with tiled entrance columns and buildings above street-level businesses, photographed May 2025. — Fruitvale Village’s pedestrian plaza — May 10, 2025.

Transit-village housing, grocery shopping and Sunday library access

About Fruitvale

Fruitvale Village combines apartments, public plazas, a produce market and a library beside BART. The wider district’s shopping streets include International Boulevard, Fruitvale Avenue and Foothill Boulevard.

Apartments beside the station and public plazas

Fruitvale Village at 3301 East 12th Street combines ground-floor shops, second-floor offices and 47 one- and two-bedroom apartments on the third floor. Pedestrian plazas run through the complex beside Fruitvale BART.

Nearby Casa Arabella at 3611 East 12th Street has 94 apartments with one, two or three bedrooms. EBALDC describes a mix of below-market-rate and project-based voucher units. Its property page was not accepting applications when checked October 19, 2026.

A daily supermarket and a three-day produce market

FoodMaxx at 3000 East 9th Street posts daily grocery hours of 5 a.m.–11 p.m. It is a separate supermarket destination from the Village’s pedestrian market area.

At Fruitvale Transit Village, the Unity Council publishes market hours of 11 a.m.–7 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday and 8 a.m.–3:30 p.m. Sunday. Vendors sell seasonal produce, prepared food and other goods. The supermarket and market schedules were checked October 19, 2026.

Fruitvale BART connects to three rail lines

Fruitvale BART is at 3401 East 12th Street beside the Village. It serves Dublin/Pleasanton–Daly City, Richmond–Berryessa/North San Jose and Berryessa/North San Jose–Daly City trains. The station timetable separates weekday and weekend services.

Fruitvale’s wider commercial corridors also include International Boulevard, Fruitvale Avenue and Foothill Boulevard. A home search on those streets extends beyond the station plaza, so the final approach to BART varies with the address. Rail information was checked October 19, 2026.

Sunday library access in Fruitvale Village

Fruitvale Branch Library is at 3301 East 12th Street, Suite 271. Its regular Sunday hours are 10 a.m.–5:30 p.m., and Tuesday and Wednesday hours extend to 8 p.m. The branch has internet computers, printing, a scanner and a reservable meeting room.

The library identifies its Spanish collection as Oakland Public Library’s largest. It also has a Chicano collection, Arabic-language books and a seed library. The branch is fully air-conditioned. Hours and facilities were checked October 19, 2026.

Oakland Public Library — Fruitvale Branch

Outdoor history farther inland on 34th Avenue

Peralta Hacienda Historical Park is on 34th Avenue, away from the immediate BART and Village cluster. Its outdoor exhibits include the footprints of adobe structures built in 1820 and 1840, a reconstructed hacienda-wall outline, native plants and historically themed play structures.

The site also contains the 1870 Peralta House, which houses indoor exhibits, and a wooded creek nature area.

Check these on a visit

Try these in person before you commit to an address in Fruitvale.

Follow the plaza between Fruitvale BART and the library at 3301 East 12th Street.
Find the East 9th Street supermarket separately from the Village’s market stalls.
Explore Peralta Hacienda’s outdoor exhibits on 34th Avenue.

Neighborhoods and districts near Fruitvale

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Guides about Fruitvale

Schools near Fruitvale

The 6 closest schools within 5 miles, including any outside the city. Being nearby does not mean a home is zoned for a school: confirm attendance zones with the school or district.

All schools in Oakland

ARISE HighHigh
about 0.1 mi · Public · Charter · Grades 9–12 · 396 students
AscendK–8
about 0.2 mi · Public · Charter · Grades K–8 · 493 students
St Elizabeth Elementary SchoolK–8
about 0.3 mi · Private · Grades K–8, TK · 169 students
Cristo Rey De La Salle East Bay High SchoolHigh
about 0.3 mi · Private · Grades 9–12 · 351 students
Latitude 37.8 HighHigh
about 0.4 mi · Public · Charter · Grades 9–12 · 389 students
Lazear Charter AcademyK–8
about 0.5 mi · Public · Charter · Grades K–8 · 490 students

Distances are approximate. They are straight lines from the centre of Fruitvale, not travel distances, and a home at the edge of the area can be noticeably closer to or farther from a school.

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3301 East 12th Street; retail, offices and 47 apartments beside BART
Unity Council — Fruitvale VillageSource checked 2026-10-19
3611 East 12th Street; 94 apartments, unit types and published application status
EBALDC — Casa ArabellaSource checked 2026-10-19
Published Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday trading schedule at Fruitvale Transit Village
Unity Council — Fruitvale Farmers MarketSource checked 2026-10-19
3000 East 9th Street; regular daily grocery hours
FoodMaxx — East Ninth storeSource checked 2026-10-19
3401 East 12th Street; Dublin/Pleasanton–Daly City, Richmond–Berryessa and Berryessa–Daly City lines
BART — Fruitvale stationSource checked 2026-10-19
3301 East 12th Street, Suite 271; collections, Sunday hours, computers and meeting room
Oakland Public Library — Fruitvale BranchSource checked 2026-10-19
International Boulevard, Fruitvale Avenue and Foothill Boulevard; 2021 article used for corridor geography
Unity Council — Fruitvale commercial corridorsSource checked 2026-10-19
Outdoor historical exhibits, adobe footprints, native plants and the 1870 house
Friends of Peralta Hacienda — the siteSource checked 2026-10-19
Peralta Hacienda Park on 34th Avenue
City of Oakland — park directorySource checked 2026-10-19
Fruitvale Station reference area used to locate an approximate pin; no wider Fruitvale boundary asserted
City of Oakland — neighborhood reference map layerSource checked 2026-10-19
Pedestrian plaza photographed May 10, 2025; CC BY-SA 4.0
Pi.1415926535 — Fruitvale Village photographSource checked 2026-10-19

Photo credits

Image credits and license
Fruitvale Village’s pedestrian plaza — May 10, 2025.
Creator: Pi.1415926535
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Fruitvale Village’s pedestrian plaza — May 10, 2025.