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Los Altos, CA

Los Altos, California
City
A City of Los Altos entrance marker, located in Lincoln Park just off of Main Street
A City of Los Altos entrance marker, located in Lincoln Park just off of Main Street
Location in Santa Clara County and the state of California
Location in Santa Clara County and the state of California
Los Altos, California is located in the US
Los Altos, California
Los Altos, California
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 37°22′5″N 122°5′51″W / 37.36806°N 122.09750°W / 37.36806; -122.09750Coordinates: 37°22′5″N 122°5′51″W / 37.36806°N 122.09750°W / 37.36806; -122.09750
Country  United States
State  California
County Santa Clara
Incorporated December 1, 1952
Government
 • Type Council/Manager
 • Mayor Mary Prochnow
 • City manager Christopher Jordan
Area
 • Total 6.487 sq mi (16.80 km2)
 • Land 6.487 sq mi (16.80 km2)
 • Water 0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation 157 ft (48 m)
Population (April 1, 2010)
 • Total 28,976
 • Estimate (2013) 30,010
 • Density 4,500/sq mi (1,700/km2)
Time zone Pacific Time Zone (UTC−8)
 • Summer (DST) PDT (UTC−7)
ZIP codes 94022–94024
Area code 650
FIPS code 06-43280
GNIS feature IDs 1659745, 2410876
Website www.losaltosca.gov

Los Altos Listeni/lɔːs ˈælts/ is a city at the southern end of the San Francisco Peninsula, in the San Francisco Bay Area. The city is in Santa Clara County, California, United States. The population was 28,976 according to the 2010 census.

Most of the city's growth occurred between 1950 and 1980. Originally an agricultural town with many summer cottages and apricot orchards, Los Altos is now an affluent bedroom community. Los Altos has several distinctive features. Commercial zones are strictly limited to the downtown area and small shopping and office parks lining Foothill Expressway and El Camino Real.

Homes and other real estate are costly in Los Altos. The median household income of Los Altos for 2009–2013 was $157,907. The average listing price in 2014 was $1.96 million. In 2015, Forbes put Los Altos (ZIP codes 94022 and 94024) as the 11th and 57th most expensive ZIP codes in the United States.


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