Menlo Park, California

Menlo Park, California
Downtown Menlo Park
Downtown Menlo Park
Official logo of Menlo Park, California
Location of Menlo Park in San Mateo County (left) and of San Mateo County in California (right)
Location of Menlo Park in San Mateo County (left) and of San Mateo County in California (right)
Menlo Park street map, California
Menlo Park street map, California
Menlo Park, California is located in San Francisco Bay Area
Menlo Park, California
Menlo Park, California
Location in the San Francisco Bay Area
Menlo Park, California is located in California
Menlo Park, California
Menlo Park, California
Location in California
Menlo Park, California is located in the United States
Menlo Park, California
Menlo Park, California
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 37°27′10″N 122°11′00″W / 37.45278°N 122.18333°W / 37.45278; -122.18333
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountySan Mateo
IncorporatedNovember 23, 1927[1]
Named forMenlo, County Galway, Ireland
Government
 • MayorCecilia Taylor[2]
Area
 • Total17.38 sq mi (45.03 km2)
 • Land9.99 sq mi (25.87 km2)
 • Water7.39 sq mi (19.15 km2)  43.79%
Elevation72 ft (22 m)
Population
 • Total33,780
 • Density3,473.3/sq mi (1,341.04/km2)
Time zoneUTC−8 (Pacific)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−7 (PDT)
ZIP Codes
94025–94028
Area code650
FIPS code06-46870
GNIS feature IDs1659108, 2411079
Websitemenlopark.gov

Menlo Park (/ˈmɛnl/ MEN-loh) is a city at the eastern edge of San Mateo County in the San Francisco Bay Area of California, United States. It is bordered by San Francisco Bay on the north and east; East Palo Alto, Palo Alto, and Stanford to the south; and Atherton, North Fair Oaks, and Redwood City to the west. It had 33,780 residents at the 2020 United States census.[5] It is home to the corporate headquarters of Meta, and is where Google, Roblox Corporation, and Round Table Pizza were founded.[6][7][8] The train station holds the record as the oldest continually operating train station in California.[9] It is one of the most educated cities in California and the United States; nearly 70% of residents over 25 have earned a bachelor's degree or higher.[10]

  1. ^ "California Cities by Incorporation Date". California Association of Local Agency Formation Commissions. Archived from the original (Word) on October 17, 2013. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
  2. ^ "City Council". City of Menlo Park. Retrieved December 16, 2014.
  3. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
  4. ^ "Menlo Park". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved December 19, 2014.
  5. ^ a b "Menlo Park (city) QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau.
  6. ^ Huddleston, Tom Jr (September 27, 2018). "Google was started in this garage office in California in 1998 — take a look inside". CNBC. Retrieved April 24, 2023.
  7. ^ "In Memory of Erik Cassel". Roblox Blog. Retrieved April 24, 2023.
  8. ^ "About | Pizza Delivery, Pickup, & Online Ordering - Round Table Pizza". Roundtable Pizza. Retrieved April 24, 2023.
  9. ^ "Menlo Park's Historic Railroad Station". Silicon Valley and Beyond. January 28, 2015. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
  10. ^ Schwartz, Carly (November 17, 2011). "California's Most Educated Cities: Palo Alto, Los Altos Top the List". The Huffington Post Online. Retrieved September 9, 2012.