Menlo Park, California | |
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 Downtown Menlo Park | |
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 Location of Menlo Park in San Mateo County (left) and of San Mateo County in California (right) | |
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| Coordinates: 37°27′10″N 122°11′00″W / 37.45278°N 122.18333°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | San Mateo |
| Incorporated | November 23, 1927[1] |
| Named for | Menlo, County Galway, Ireland |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Cecilia Taylor[2] |
| Area | |
• Total | 17.38 sq mi (45.03 km2) |
| • Land | 9.99 sq mi (25.87 km2) |
| • Water | 7.39 sq mi (19.15 km2) 43.79% |
| Elevation | 72 ft (22 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 33,780 |
| • Density | 3,473.3/sq mi (1,341.04/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−8 (Pacific) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−7 (PDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 94025–94028 |
| Area code | 650 |
| FIPS code | 06-46870 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 1659108, 2411079 |
| Website | menlopark |
Menlo Park (/ˈmɛnloʊ/ 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]
- ^ "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.
- ^ "City Council". City of Menlo Park. Retrieved December 16, 2014.
- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
- ^ "Menlo Park". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved December 19, 2014.
- ^ a b "Menlo Park (city) QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "In Memory of Erik Cassel". Roblox Blog. Retrieved April 24, 2023.
- ^ "About | Pizza Delivery, Pickup, & Online Ordering - Round Table Pizza". Roundtable Pizza. Retrieved April 24, 2023.
- ^ "Menlo Park's Historic Railroad Station". Silicon Valley and Beyond. January 28, 2015. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
- ^ 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.