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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 | |
Government | ||
• Mayor | Joe Goethals | |
• City manager | Larry Patterson | |
Area | ||
• Total | 15.884 sq mi (41.137 km2) | |
• Land | 12.130 sq mi (31.416 km2) | |
• Water | 3.754 sq mi (9.722 km2) 23.63% | |
Elevation | 46 ft (14 m) | |
Population (April 1, 2010) | ||
• Total | 97,207 | |
• Estimate (2015) | 103,536 | |
• Density | 8,536/sq mi (3,296/km2) | |
Time zone | Pacific (UTC−8) | |
• Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC−7) | |
ZIP codes | 94401–94404, 94497 | |
Area code | 650 | |
FIPS code | 06-68252 | |
GNIS feature IDs | 1659584, 2411800 | |
Website | www |
San Mateo (/ˌsæn məˈteɪ.oʊ/ SAN mə-TAY-oh; Spanish for "Saint Matthew") is a city in San Mateo County, California, in the high-tech enclave of Silicon Valley in the San Francisco Bay Area. With a population of 97,207 as of the 2010 census, it is one of the larger suburbs on the San Francisco Peninsula, located between Burlingame to the north, Foster City and San Francisco Bay to the east, Belmont to the south, and Highlands-Baywood Park and Hillsborough to the west. The 2015 population was estimated to be 103,536. San Mateo was incorporated in 1894. By car, San Mateo is about thirty minutes from downtown San Jose and twenty-five minutes from downtown San Francisco.