Los Altos, California
Los Altos, California | |
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A City of Los Altos entrance marker, located in Lincoln Park just off of Main Street | |
Location in Santa Clara County and the state of California | |
| Coordinates: 37°22′5″N 122°5′51″W / 37.36806°N 122.09750°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Santa Clara |
| Incorporated | December 1, 1952 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council/Manager |
| • Mayor | Pete Dailey |
| • Vice mayor | Neysa Fligor |
| Area | |
• Total | 6.54 sq mi (16.94 km2) |
| • Land | 6.54 sq mi (16.94 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 157 ft (48 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 31,625 |
| • Density | 4,800/sq mi (1,900/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−8 (Pacific Time Zone) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−7 (PDT) |
| ZIP codes | 94022–94024 |
| Area code | 650 |
| FIPS code | 06-43280 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 1659745, 2410876 |
| Website | www |
Los Altos (/lɔːs ˈæltoʊs/ ⓘ; Spanish for "The Heights") is a city in Santa Clara County, California, in the San Francisco Bay Area. The population was 31,625 according to the 2020 census.
Most of the city's growth occurred between 1950 and 1980. Originally an agricultural town with many summer cottages and apricot orchards, Los Altos is a bedroom community on the western edge of Silicon Valley, serving as a major source of commuters to other parts of Silicon Valley. Los Altos strictly limits commercial zones to the downtown area and small shopping and office parks lining Foothill Expressway and El Camino Real.