Stanford | |
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![]() Stanford post office | |
![]() Location in Santa Clara County and the state of California | |
Coordinates: 37°25′21″N 122°9′55″W / 37.42250°N 122.16528°W | |
Country | United States |
State | California |
County | Santa Clara |
Area | |
• Total | 2.776 sq mi (7.190 km2) |
• Land | 2.731 sq mi (7.072 km2) |
• Water | 0.045 sq mi (0.118 km2) 1.64% |
Elevation | 95 ft (29 m) |
Population (2020)[3] | |
• Total | 21,150 |
• Density | 7,600/sq mi (2,900/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−8 (Pacific) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−7 (PDT) |
ZIP Codes | 94305, 94309 |
Area code | 650 |
FIPS code | 06-73906 |
GNIS feature IDs | 1867061, 2409994 |
Stanford is a census-designated place (CDP) in Santa Clara County, California, United States and is the home of Stanford University. The population was 21,150 at the 2020 census,[3] with a daily population of 35,000.[4] It is next to Palo Alto.