San Mateo County, California
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San Mateo County (/ˌsæn məˈteɪ.oʊ/ ⓘ SAN mə-TAY-oh), officially the County of San Mateo, is a county located in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 764,442.[8] Redwood City is the county seat,[9] and the third most populated city following Daly City and San Mateo. San Mateo County is included in the San Francisco–Oakland–Berkeley, CA MSA (metropolitan statistical area), Silicon Valley, and is part of the San Francisco Bay Area, the nine counties bordering San Francisco Bay. It covers most of the San Francisco Peninsula. San Francisco International Airport is located in the northeastern area of the county and is approximately 7 miles (11 km) south of the city and county limits of San Francisco, even though the airport itself is assigned a San Francisco postal address. The county's built-up areas are mostly suburban, and are home to many corporate campuses.
San Mateo County | |
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County of San Mateo | |
Images, from top down, left to right: View of San Francisco Bay from the San Francisco Bay Discovery Site, San Mateo County Government Center, Año Nuevo State Park | |
Motto: All of California in One County | |
Coordinates: 37.44°N 122.36°W / 37.44; -122.36 | |
Country | United States |
State | California |
Incorporated | April 19, 1856[1] |
Named for | Saint Matthew (English translation) |
County seat and largest city by area | Redwood City |
Largest city by population | San Mateo |
Government | |
• Type | Council–CEO |
• Body | Board of Supervisors |
• President[2] | Dave Pine |
• Vice President[3] | Warren Slocum |
• Board of Supervisors[4] | Supervisors
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• Chief executive officer | Mike Callagy |
Area | |
• Total | 744 sq mi (1,930 km2) |
• Land | 448 sq mi (1,160 km2) |
• Water | 293 sq mi (760 km2) |
Highest elevation | 2,603 ft (793 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 764,442 |
• Density | 1,704/sq mi (658/km2) |
Gross Domestic Product | |
• Total | US$165.414 billion (2022) |
Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific Time Zone) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (Pacific Daylight Time) |
Area codes | 415/628, 650 |
FIPS code | 06-081 |
GNIS feature ID | 277305 |
Congressional districts | 15th, 16th |
Website | www |