Dating by city / United States / California region / Oakland
Members from Oakland and towns within 30 miles who make their profile public will appear here.
A weekday evening works well in Oakland: places are quieter, you can actually hear each other, and there is no pressure to make it a long night.
Within 30 miles of Oakland there are 74 towns and cities — San Francisco, Fremont and Hayward among them — with more than 4.2 million residents in all. You set the distance yourself in the filters, from 5 miles up to 300 miles — or choose “Any distance”.
Yes. YADate is a free online dating site, in Oakland and everywhere else: profiles, search filters, likes, messages, voice messages and gifts cost nothing, and there is no premium plan. The only limits are daily caps against spam, such as 40 new conversations a day.
There are no fake profiles here: YADate doesn't create them or chat on anyone's behalf. Photos go live only after a moderator approves them, every account confirms an email address, and reports are reviewed by people. Anyone who asks for money or pushes you to move to another app straight away is worth reporting.
Yes. In the filters you can search around any other city, in the United States or abroad.
Profile & photos
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