Section 8 apartments in ZIP 94608, Oakland
ZIP 94608 covers the Longfellow, Santa Fe, Golden Gate, Hoover-Foster, Clawson neighborhoods in Oakland. The HUD rent benchmarks below help you compare this ZIP. Your housing authority sets its own applicable payment standard and approves the rent using household income, utilities and program rules.
Voucher discrimination is illegal here
California law (SB 329, effective January 2020) makes it illegal statewide for a landlord to refuse an applicant because they pay rent with a Section 8 or other housing voucher. Source of income is a protected class under the Fair Employment and Housing Act.
General information, not legal advice. For help with a specific case, use HUD’s fair-housing resources.
Section 8 listings in the Oakland area
7 listingsNo active listings are recorded in ZIP 94608. These are alternatives in the wider Oakland area; check each address.
$2,912/mo2 bed · 1 bath1463 8Th St
Prescott, Oakland, CA 94607
$2,000/mo1 bed · 1 bath8610 Plymouth St
Eastmont, Oakland, CA 94621
$3,800/mo3 bed · 2 bath6429 Brann St
Fairfax, Oakland, CA 94605
$2,900/mo2 bed · 1 bath5324 Belvedere St
Maxwell Park, Oakland, CA 94601
$5,000/mo5 bed · 3 bath1308 E 19Th St
Clinton, Oakland, CA 94606
$3,100/mo3 bed · 2 bath1439 48th Ave
Melrose, Oakland, CA 94601
$3,350/mo3 bed · 2 bath2648 Parker Ave
Eastmont, Oakland, CA 94605
Landlord-posted listings. Confirm availability, accepted voucher agency and utilities before applying.
HUD rent benchmarks — ZIP 94608
Small-Area FMR · FY2027| Bedrooms | HUD benchmark / mo |
|---|---|
| Studio | $2,430 |
| 1 bedroom | $2,670 |
| 2 bedrooms | $3,270 |
| 3 bedrooms | $4,190 |
| 4 bedrooms | $4,950 |
These are HUD Small Area Fair Market Rents, not an adopted housing authority payment standard or a guaranteed rent approval. Your authority determines assistance using its schedule, household income, voucher size and utility allowance. Rent reasonableness and inspection requirements also apply. How HUD vouchers work.
Neighborhoods inside ZIP 94608
Housing authority contacts
Oakland Housing Authority
HUD PHA code CA003 · 14,343 HCV vouchers
The voucher list was closed to new applications when checked. Ask how the next opening will be announced. This does not stop an existing voucher holder from searching for an apartment.
OHA’s waitlist table shows Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8) closed. The separate third-party property notices on the same page do not change OHA’s HCV status.
Checked October 16, 2026. Read the authority source.
Office details, application guidance and rent questions →
- Address
- 1619 Harrison St, Oakland, CA
- Phone
- (510) 874-1500
- Website
- https://www.oakha.org/
Housing Authority of the County of Alameda
HUD PHA code CA067 · 7,132 HCV vouchers
We have not verified the current Housing Choice Voucher waiting-list status for this office. Ask whether it serves your address and how to check for openings.
Office details, application guidance and rent questions →
- Address
- 22941 Atherton St, Hayward, CA
- Phone
- (510) 538-8876
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