Foster City, California | |
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| City of Foster City | |
 Aerial view of Foster City and the San Mateo Bridge | |
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 Location of Foster City in San Mateo County, California | |
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| Coordinates: 37°33′5″N 122°15′59″W / 37.55139°N 122.26639°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | San Mateo |
| Incorporated | April 27, 1971[1] |
| Named for | T. Jack Foster, Foster Enterprises |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Patrick Sullivan[2] |
| • City Manager | Stefan Chatwin[3] |
| Area | |
• Total | 19.83 sq mi (51.37 km2) |
| • Land | 3.79 sq mi (9.81 km2) |
| • Water | 16.05 sq mi (41.56 km2) 81.07% |
| Elevation | 7 ft (2 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 33,805 |
| • Density | 8,947.22/sq mi (3,454.27/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code | 94404 |
| Area code | 650 |
| FIPS code | 06-25338 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 1659723, 2410534 |
| Website | www |
Foster City is a master-planned[8] city located in San Mateo County, California, United States. Foster City is sometimes considered to be part of Silicon Valley for its local industry and its proximity to Silicon Valley cities.[9][10] There are many notable companies headquartered in Foster City like Gilead Sciences, Zoox, Sledgehammer Games, and Replit. Visa used to be headquartered in Foster City.
The 2020 census put the population at 33,805,[6] an increase of more than 10% over the 2010 census figure of 30,567.
Foster City contains at least 10 bridges of which 7 cross its lagoon, two go across Highway 92 and one is the San Mateo-Hayward Bridge which crosses the San Francisco Bay.[11]
Foster City is one of the United States’ safest cities,[12] with an average of one murder per decade.[13]
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- ^ "City Council". City of Foster City. Archived from the original on February 11, 2015. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
- ^ "City Manager | Foster City California". City of Foster City. Archived from the original on July 19, 2023. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
- ^ "Foster City". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
- ^ a b "Foster City (city) QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau.
- ^ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". United States Census Bureau. May 24, 2020. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
- ^ "Living in Foster City | Golden Gate Sotheby's International Realty". www.goldengatesir.com. Retrieved April 1, 2024.
- ^ Woolsey, Matt. "In Depth: America's Top 25 Towns To Live Well". Forbes.
- ^ "Best places to live 2008". CNN.
- ^ "Foster City Bridges – Foster City Historical Society". July 16, 2023. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
- ^ [1] FBI Crime Reports (2015), reported in Patch
- ^ Foster City, California (CA 94404) profile: population, maps, real estate, averages, homes, statistics, relocation, travel, jobs, hospitals, schools, crime, moving, houses, news. City-data.com. Retrieved on July 21, 2013.