Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 46 min5:48 am – 8:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 34 min7:20 am – 4:54 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People35,295 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 35.913,026 householdsMedian household income $122,227Median home value $1,184,500Median rent $2,762 a month43% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $7,918 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting3.6% unemployment rate68% of adults are in the labour force, 19,106 employedMain industries: professional and business services 26%, education and health care 17%, retail 10%Average commute 26 minutes60% drive alone, 9% car-pool, 5% take public transport, 3% walk or cycle, 21% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages46% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher85% finished high school, 19% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 45%, Spanish 32%, Chinese 9%, other Indo-European languages 5%23% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month September: highs 75°F, lows 56°FColdest month January: highs 58°F, lows 45°F20 in of rain a year, on about 39 dayswettest month DecemberSnow is rare4 days above 90°F, 0 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, San Francisco Intl Ap station, 4 mi away; snow from Redwood City
Nearby landmarksCoyote Point Yacht Harborbay · under a mileCoyote Pointcape · 1.2 miCollege of San Mateocollege · 2.8 miSan Mateo County Community Collegecollege · 3.2 miBlack Mountainpeak · 2.7 miAnza Lagoonlake · 1.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsSan Mateo Municipal Golf Courserecreation area · under a mile · 106 acresDeAnza Historical Areahistoric site · 1.0 miSan Mateo Fishing Pierstate recreation area · 3.3 miRedwood Shores Ecological Reservestate conservation land · 4.5 mi · 64 acresBair Island Ecological Reservestate conservation land · 5.5 mi · 1,219 acresBurleigh H. Murray Ranchstate park · 8.1 mi · 1,353 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes1,078 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970130 of magnitude 4+, 13 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 6.9 on 18 Oct 198944 mi away, The 1989 Loma Prieta, CaliforniaMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 12 Sep 202634 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, 43 mi away
Internet at home95% of households have a broadband subscription84% have cable, fibre or DSL10% rely on a mobile data plan alone4% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterLazy B Mobilehome Parkserves 125 people from ground water2 health-based violations since 2021latest Jan 2024: nitrate, maximum contaminant levelSource: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation9 ft3 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalSutter Health - Mills Health Medical Centerunder a milePost officeSaint Matthew Post Officeunder a mileTown hallBurlingame City Hall1.7 miPoliceHillsborough Police Department2.0 miFire stationSan Mateo Fire Department Station 24under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi21 schools12 elementary, 2 middle, 3 high, 4 otherElementaryNorth Shoreview Montessori Schoolunder a mileElementaryCollege Park Elementary Schoolunder a mileElementarySaint Timothy Elementary Schoolunder a mileCollegeCollege of San Mateo2.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportSan Francisco International Airport SFO4.3 miInterstateI-2803.4 miUS highwayUS 101under a mileAmtrakHayward, CA HAY14 miRailElevator: San Mateo Caltrain NorthboundCaltrainunder a mileCoachHayward Bus StationGreyhound14 miTransit49 stops within a mileSamTrans, CaltrainSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 94401 ZIP area.
