San Mateo, California

San Mateo, California
City
Top: aerial view of San Mateo; middle: downtown (left) and Draper University (right); bottom: downtown (left) and Bay Meadows (right).
Seal
Location in San Mateo County and the state of California
Coordinates: 37°33′15″N 122°18′47″W / 37.55417°N 122.31306°W / 37.55417; -122.31306
Country	United States
State	California
County	San Mateo
Incorporated	September 4, 1894[1]
Named for	St. Matthew
Area [2]
• 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 [3]	46 ft (14 m)
Population  (2020)[4]
• 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
Area code	650
FIPS code	06-68252
GNIS feature IDs	1659584, 2411800
Website	www.cityofsanmateo.org

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.

1. ↑ "California Cities by Incorporation Date" (Word). California Association of Local Agency Formation Commissions. Retrieved January 13, 2017.
2. ↑ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
3. ↑ "San Mateo". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
4. ↑ "QuickFacts: San Mateo city, California". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 26, 2023.
5. ↑ "ZIP Code(tm) Lookup". United States Postal Service. Retrieved December 3, 2014.