San Mateo, California
San Mateo (/ˌsæn məˈteɪ.oʊ/ SAN mə-TAY-oh; Spanish for "Saint Matthew") is a city in San Mateo County, California, United States, in the San Francisco Bay Area. With a population of about 100,000 (105,661 at the 2020 census), it is one of the larger suburbs on the San Francisco Peninsula, located between Burlingame to the north, Foster City to the east, Belmont to the south, and Highlands-Baywood Park and Hillsborough to the west. San Mateo was incorporated in 1864.
Top: aerial view of San Mateo; middle: downtown (left) and Draper University (right); bottom: downtown (left) and Bay Meadows (right). | |||||||
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 Location in San Mateo County and the state of California | |||||||
| Coordinates: 37°33′15″N 122°18′47″W / 37.55417°N 122.31306°WCoordinates: 37°33′15″N 122°18′47″W / 37.55417°N 122.31306°W | |||||||
| Country | United States | ||||||
| State | California | ||||||
| County | San Mateo | ||||||
| Incorporated | September 4, 1894[1] | ||||||
| Named for | St. Matthew | ||||||
| Area | |||||||
| • Total | 15.85 sq mi (41.04 km2) | ||||||
| • Land | 12.13 sq mi (31.42 km2) | ||||||
| • Water | 3.71 sq mi (9.62 km2) 23.63% | ||||||
| Elevation | 46 ft (14 m) | ||||||
| Population | |||||||
| • Total | 105,661 | ||||||
| • Rank | 68th in California 298th in the United States | ||||||
| • Density | 8,711/sq mi (3,363/km2) | ||||||
| Time zone | UTC−8 (Pacific) | ||||||
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−7 (PDT) | ||||||
| ZIP codes[5] | 94401–94404, 94497 | ||||||
| FIPS code | 06-68252 | ||||||
| GNIS feature IDs | 1659584, 2411800 | ||||||
| Website | www | ||||||
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San Mateo, California Media
The San Mateo hospice was founded by the Spanish in 1793 as an outpost of Mission San Francisco de Asís in Yerba Buena.
Much of the area was granted to Californio ranchero Cayetano Arenas in 1846 as Rancho San Mateo.
Saint Matthew's Episcopal Day School, founded in 1865
First Church of Christ, Scientist, established in 1897
San Mateo; St. Matthews Church
Interurban Railroad Car riding in downtown San Mateo, c. 1909
San Mateo Masonic Lodge, b. 1910
Aerial view of Coyote Point Park, directed northeast towards San Francisco Bay and the Bay Bridge
Parkside Aquatic Park on Marina Lagoon
"Main Street" alley in downtown
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References
- ↑ "California Cities by Incorporation Date" (Word). California Association of Local Agency Formation Commissions. Retrieved January 13, 2017.
- ↑ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
- ↑ "San Mateo". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
- ↑ "QuickFacts: San Mateo city, California". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 26, 2023.
- ↑ "ZIP Code(tm) Lookup". United States Postal Service. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
Other websites
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