San Mateo, California | |
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Top: aerial view of San Mateo; middle: downtown (left) and Draper University (right); bottom: downtown (left) and Bay Meadows (right). | |
![]() 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 | |
Country | United States |
State | California |
County | San Mateo |
Incorporated | September 4, 1894[1] |
Named for | St. Matthew |
Area | |
• 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 | 46 ft (14 m) |
Population | |
• 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 |
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.