Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 45 min5:48 am – 8:33 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 35 min7:19 am – 4:54 pm
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People40,721 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 39.614,619 householdsMedian household income $216,601Median home value $2,000,000+Median rent $3,251 a month59% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $10,000+ a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting5.2% unemployment rate66% of adults are in the labour force, 20,699 employedMain industries: education and health care 27%, professional and business services 26%, manufacturing 7%Average commute 23 minutes48% drive alone, 6% car-pool, 2% take public transport, 10% walk or cycle, 34% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages73% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher93% finished high school, 44% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 62%, Spanish 15%, Chinese 8%, other Indo-European languages 6%9% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month September: highs 80°F, lows 53°FColdest month December: highs 58°F, lows 39°F15 in of rain a year, on about 37 dayswettest month FebruarySnow is rare12 days above 90°F, 14 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Palo Alto station, 2 mi away
Nearby landmarksMenlo Collegecollege · under a mileSaint Patrick's Seminary and Universitycollege · 1.0 miEl Palo Altowoods · under a mileLagunitareservoir · 2.0 miFaber-Laumeister Trailtrailhead · 3.3 miRavenswood Trailtrailhead · 3.5 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsBurgess Parkpark · under a mileHolbrook-Palmer Recreation Parkrecreation area · under a mileDon Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 3.5 mi · 24,986 acresBair Island Ecological Reservestate conservation land · 4.7 mi · 1,219 acresRedwood Shores Ecological Reservestate conservation land · 6.7 mi · 64 acresBurleigh H. Murray Ranchstate park · 10.1 mi · 1,353 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes1,401 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970167 of magnitude 4+, 15 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 6.9 on 18 Oct 198933 mi away, The 1989 Loma Prieta, CaliforniaMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 12 Sep 202635 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively HighSan Mateo County, CA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsEarthquake Relatively HighLandslide Relatively HighRiver flooding Relatively HighDrought Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality88% of days had good air in 2025320 of 365 days measured45 moderate daysMedian index 35, worst day 71main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Santa Cruz County, CA, 32 mi away
Internet at home97% of households have a broadband subscription88% have cable, fibre or DSL7% rely on a mobile data plan alone2% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterMenlo Park Municipal Waterserves 22,362 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation73 ft22 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalLucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford1.1 miPost officeOak Grove Post Officeunder a mileTown hallMenlo Park City Hallunder a milePoliceMenlo Park Police Departmentunder a mileFire stationMenlo Park Fire Protection District Station 6under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi23 schools7 elementary, 2 middle, 3 high, 11 otherSchoolNativity Catholic Schoolunder a mileElementarySaint Raymond Catholic Elementary Schoolunder a mileSchoolMenlo Schoolunder a mileCollegeMenlo Collegeunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportSan Carlos Airport SQL5.7 miMajor airportMineta San Jose International Airport SJC15 miInterstateI-2803.0 miUS highwayUS 1012.2 miAmtrakAmtrak/ACE Station FMT12 miRailMenlo Park Caltrain SouthboundCaltrainunder a mileCoachFremont Amtrak Bus StopAmtrak Chartered Vehicle15 miTransit60 stops within a mileSamTrans, Valley Transportation AuthoritySources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 94025 ZIP area.
