What is the population of Palo Alto?

The population of Palo Alto, CA is 67,008.

Where is Palo Alto located?

Palo Alto, CA is located at latitude 37.4418800 and longitude -122.1430200. It is in United States.

What is the elevation of Palo Alto?

Palo Alto, CA has an elevation of 9 meters (30 feet) above sea level.

What time zone is Palo Alto in?

Palo Alto, CA is in the America/Los_Angeles time zone.

What state is Palo Alto in?

Palo Alto is in the state of California, United States.

What county is Palo Alto, CA in?

Palo Alto is in Santa Clara County, California.

How has the population of Palo Alto changed?

The population of Palo Alto, CA has increased from 58,598 (2000) to 67,008 (2020), a change of 14.4%.

Palo Alto, California

Palo Alto: The most populous city in Santa Clara County, California.

About

Palo Alto is a city located in the county of Santa Clara in the U.S. state of California. Its population at the 2010 census was 64,403. After 10 years in 2020 city had an estimated population of 67,008 inhabitants.

The city was created 132 years ago in 1893.

Palo Alto locator map — Location of Palo Alto on California map.

Quick Facts about Palo Alto

Population	67,008 (2020)
Country	United States of America
State	California (United States)
County	Santa Clara County
Postal code	94301–94306
Phone Area Codes	650
Official name	Palo Alto
Water as percent of area	7.38%
Land as percent of area	92.62%
Latitude & Longitude	37.4419,-122.1430
Altitude	98 feet / 30 meters
Establishment	January 01, 1894 (132 years ago)
Time Zone	Pacific Time Zone, UTC−08:00, UTC−07:00
Local time	16:35:47 (22nd April 2026)
Population growth	3.89% (2010-2020)
Weather	49℉ Showers And Thunderstorms Likely then Light Rain Likely 7-days weather

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Geography

Palo Alto is located at 37°26'31"N 122°8'35"W (37.4418800, -122.1430200). It has 5 neighbors: East Palo Alto, Los Altos, Los Altos Hills, Menlo Park and Mountain View.

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Weather

49°F

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely then Light Rain Likely

6 to 10 mph SW Tuesday Night

Showers and thunderstorms likely before 8pm, then rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amoun...

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Palo Alto has 5 neighbours.

East Palo Alto City in San Mateo County, California, United States
Los Altos city in Santa Clara County, California, United States
Los Altos Hills city in Santa Clara County, California, United States
Menlo Park city at the eastern edge of San Mateo County, in the San Francisco Bay Area of California
Mountain View A city in Santa Clara County, California.

Demographics

The population of Palo Alto increased by 3.89% in 10 years.

Year	Population	% Change	Method
2000	58,598	-	census
2010	64,403	9.01%	census
2011	65,345	1.44%	estimation process
2012	66,089	1.13%	estimation process
2013	66,613	0.79%	estimation process
2014	66,848	0.35%	estimation process
2015	66,782	-0.1%	estimation process
2016	67,353	0.85%	estimation process
2017	66,960	-0.59%	estimation process
2018	66,258	-1.06%	estimation process
2019	65,364	-1.37%	estimation process
2020	67,008	2.45%	estimation process

Palo Alto zip code is 94301. County name: Santa Clara, County fips: 06085

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Where to Eat in Palo Alto

1Dinah's Garden Hotel

Rating: 4.5 (891)

4261 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA 94306, United States View details

Phone: +16504932844 | Website available

2City Hall Cafe

250 Hamilton Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94301, United States View details

Phone: +16503292338

Where to Stay in Palo Alto

1Sheraton Palo Alto Hotel

Rating: 4.1 (1576)

625 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA 94301, United States View details

Phone: +16503282800 | Website available

2Crowne Plaza Palo Alto, an IHG Hotel

Rating: 4.2 (1343)

4290 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA 94306, United States View details

Phone: +16508570787 | Website available

3Hilton Garden Inn Palo Alto

Rating: 4.3 (992)

4216 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA 94306, United States View details

Phone: +16508430795 | Website available

4Creekside Inn

Rating: 4.3 (647)

3400 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA 94306, United States View details

Phone: +16504932411 | Website available

5Homewood Suites by Hilton Palo Alto

Rating: 4.5 (628)

4329 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA 94306, United States View details

Phone: +16505598700 | Website available

Services and Civic Places in Palo Alto

1City of Palo Alto City Hall

Rating: 4.2 (28)

250 Hamilton Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94301, United States View details

Phone: +16503292100 | Website available

2VMware City Hall

Rating: 5 (1)

3431 Hillview Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94304, United States View details

3Palo Alto Human Resources

250 Hamilton Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94301, United States View details

Phone: +16503292376 | Website available

4Palo Alto Mayor

250 Hamilton Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94301, United States View details

Phone: +16503292384 | Website available

5Fire Administration

Fire Administration City Hall, 250 Hamilton Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94301, United States View details

6Palo Alto City Manager

250 Hamilton Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94301, United States View details

Phone: +16503292392

7Palo Alto City Council

250 Hamilton Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94301, United States View details

Phone: +16503292571 | Website available

People born in Palo Alto (200)

People born in Palo Alto, including racing driver Jon Fogarty, German actress Ursula Buschhorn, computer scientist, free software developer Theodore Ts'o, .

More notable people

Teri Hatcher (American actress, presenter, writer) she was born in 08/12/1964
Andrew Fire (American biologist) he was born in 27/04/1959
Fred Ho (American jazz musician, author, and activist) he was born in 10/08/1957
Eric Allin Cornell (American physicist) he was born in 19/12/1961
Katie Hoff (American swimmer, Olympic silver medalist, world champion, former world record-holder) she was born in 03/06/1989
Amy Irving (American actress) she was born in 10/09/1953
Pamela Melroy (astronaut) she was born in 17/09/1961
Bree Turner (American actress) she was born in 10/03/1977
Elaine Pagels (American writer) she was born in 13/02/1943
Jamie Luner (American actress) she was born in 12/05/1971
Markie Post (American actress) she was born in 04/11/1950
Jessica Monroe (Canadian rower) she was born in 31/05/1966
Julie Otsuka (writer) she was born in 15/05/1962
Randi Zuckerberg (American businesswoman) she was born in 28/02/1982
Linda Jezek (American swimmer, Olympic silver medalist, world champion, former world record-holder) she was born in 10/03/1960
James Franco (American actor, writer, producer, director, and teacher) he was born in 19/04/1978
Dick Roth (American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, former world record-holder) he was born in 26/09/1947
Joe Locke (American musician) he was born in 18/03/1959

Nearby Schools and Colleges

Schools and campuses linked to Palo Alto, CA. Select a name to open its map and contact details.

Code	Name	City	ZIP
110778	Sofia University	Palo Alto (CA)	94303
243744	Stanford University	Stanford (CA)	94305
118693	Menlo College	Atherton (CA)	94027-4301
120698	Palo Alto University	Palo Alto (CA)	94304-1337
114716	Foothill College	Los Altos Hills (CA)	94022

Nearby Transit Stations (51)

Rail and bus stations connected to Palo Alto, CA. Select a station to open its map and address details.

Code	Name	Address	Type
FMT	Fremont station	37260 Fremont Blvd.	RAIL
GAC	Santa Clara – Great America station	5099 Stars & Stripes Dr.	RAIL
SCC	Santa Clara station	1001 Railroad Ave.	BUS
FRT	Fremont (San Joaquin Buses), California	999 Upper Mission Blvd	BUS
SJC	San Jose Diridon station	65 Cahill Street	RAIL

Nearby Post Offices

Closest post offices linked to Palo Alto.

Post Office Name	City	ZIP
Cambridg Post Office	Palo Alto (CA)	94306
Hamilton Post Office	Palo Alto (CA)	94301
East Palo Alto New Post Office	East Palo Alto (CA)	94303
Palo Al Post Office	East Palo Alto (CA)	94303
Stanford Post Office	Stanford (CA)	94305

Other places with the same name (1)

Palo Alto, Pennsylvania borough in central Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania with a population of 975 people.

Other cities in Santa Clara County

Cities, towns, neighborhoods & other populated places in Santa Clara County , CA. (more)

City Name	Population	Title
San Jose	1,013,616	The tenth most populous city in the United States and the center of the San Jose metropolitan area.
Sunnyvale	151,746	The sixth most populous city in Santa Clara County, California.
Santa Clara	131,055	The third most populous city in Santa Clara County, California.
Mountain View	80,030	A city in Santa Clara County, California.
Milpitas	75,867	A city in Santa Clara County, California.
Cupertino	58,598	The most populous city in Santa Clara County, California.
Gilroy	54,831	A city in Santa Clara County, California.
Morgan Hill	45,501	A city in Santa Clara County, California.
Campbell	42,427	A city in Santa Clara County, California.
Saratoga	30,525	City in Santa Clara County, California, USA
Los Altos	30,281	City in Santa Clara County, California, United States
Los Gatos	30,266	Incorporated town in Santa Clara County, California
Stanford	13,809	Private research university located in Stanford, California, United States
Los Altos Hills	8,400	City in Santa Clara County, California, United States
East Foothills	8,269	Census designated place
Monte Sereno	3,491	City in Santa Clara County, California, United States

Distance to Other Cities

Palo Alto distances to largest California cities