Menlo Park, CA
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Downtown Menlo Park
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 Location in San Mateo County and the state of California |
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 Menlo Park street map, California |
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 City of Menlo Park
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| Coordinates: 37°27′10″N 122°11′00″W / 37.45278°N 122.18333°WCoordinates: 37°27′10″N 122°11′00″W / 37.45278°N 122.18333°W | ||
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 United States
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 California
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| County | San Mateo | |
| Incorporated | November 23, 1927 | |
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| • Mayor | Rich Cline | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 17.415 sq mi (45.105 km2) | |
| • Land | 9.790 sq mi (25.355 km2) | |
| • Water | 7.625 sq mi (19.750 km2) 43.79% | |
| Elevation | 72 ft (22 m) | |
| Population (April 1, 2010) | ||
| • Total | 32,026 | |
| • Estimate (2014) | 33,309 | |
| • Density | 3,402/sq mi (1,314/km2) | |
| Time zone | Pacific (UTC−8) | |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC−7) | |
| ZIP codes | 94025–94029 | |
| Area code | 650 | |
| FIPS code | 06-46870 | |
| GNIS feature IDs | 1659108, 2411079 | |
| Website | www |
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Menlo Park is a city at the eastern edge of San Mateo County, in the San Francisco Bay Area of California, in the United States. It is bordered by San Francisco Bay on the north and east; East Palo Alto, Palo Alto, and Stanford to the south; Atherton, North Fair Oaks, and Redwood City to the west. Menlo Park is one of the most educated cities in the state of California and the United States, with nearly 70% of its residents having earned a degree. Menlo Park had 32,026 inhabitants according to the 2010 United States Census.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 17.4 square miles (45 km2), of which 9.8 square miles (25 km2) is land and 7.6 square miles (20 km2) is water. The total area is 43.79% water. Menlo Park is long and narrow on a northeast to southwest axis. The northeast portion borders the San Francisco Bay and includes the Dumbarton Bridge that connects Menlo Park to Fremont on the east side of the bay. The city shoreline includes the city's largest park, Bedwell Bayfront Park 160 acres (65 ha) and the Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge.San Francisquito Creek marks much of the southeast border of the city. West Menlo Park (not part of the city despite its name) along Alameda de las Pulgas nearly separates the southwestern part of the city (known as Sharon Heights) from the rest. The extreme southwest is clipped by Interstate 280.
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