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Palo Alto

Palo Alto, California
Charter city
City of Palo Alto
Downtown Palo Alto in 2005
Downtown Palo Alto in 2005
Flag of Palo Alto, California
Flag
Official seal of Palo Alto, California
Seal
Official logo of Palo Alto, California
Logo
Location in Santa Clara County and the U.S. state of California
Location in Santa Clara County and the U.S. state of California
Palo Alto, California is located in the US
Palo Alto, California
Palo Alto, California
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 37°25′45″N 122°8′17″W / 37.42917°N 122.13806°W / 37.42917; -122.13806Coordinates: 37°25′45″N 122°8′17″W / 37.42917°N 122.13806°W / 37.42917; -122.13806
Country  United States
State  California
County Santa Clara
Incorporated April 23, 1894
Named for El Palo Alto
Government
 • Type Council-Manager
 • Body City council
Area
 • Total 25.787 sq mi (66.787 km2)
 • Land 23.884 sq mi (61.858 km2)
 • Water 1.903 sq mi (4.929 km2)  7.38%
Elevation 30 ft (9 m)
Population (April 1, 2010)
 • Total 64,403
 • Estimate (2013) 66,642
 • Density 2,500/sq mi (960/km2)
Time zone Pacific (UTC−8)
 • Summer (DST) PDT (UTC−7)
ZIP codes 94301, 94303, 94304, 94306
Area code 650
FIPS code 06-55282
GNIS feature IDs 277572, 2411362
Website www.cityofpaloalto.org

Palo Alto (/ˌpæl ˈælt/ PAL-oh AL-toh; Spanish: [ˈpalo ˈalto]; from palo, literally "stick", colloquially "tree", and alto "tall"; meaning: "tall tree") is a charter city located in the northwest corner of Santa Clara County, California, in the San Francisco Bay Area of the United States. The city shares its borders with East Palo Alto, Mountain View, Los Altos, Los Altos Hills, Stanford, Portola Valley, and Menlo Park. It is named after a coast redwood tree called El Palo Alto.


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