Menlo Park, California

Menlo Park, California
Downtown Menlo Park
Location of Menlo Park in San Mateo County (left) and of San Mateo County in California (right)
Menlo Park street map, California
Menlo Park, California
Location in the San Francisco Bay Area
Menlo Park, California
Location in California
Menlo Park, California
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 37°27′10″N 122°11′00″W / 37.45278°N 122.18333°W / 37.45278; -122.18333
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountySan Mateo
IncorporatedNovember 23, 1927
Named afterMenlo, County Galway, Ireland
Government
  MayorDrew Combs
Area
  Total
17.38 sq mi (45.03 km2)
  Land9.99 sq mi (25.87 km2)
  Water7.39 sq mi (19.15 km2)  43.79%
Elevation
72 ft (22 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
33,780
  Density3,473.3/sq mi (1,341.04/km2)
Time zoneUTC−8 (Pacific)
  Summer (DST)UTC−7 (PDT)
ZIP Codes
94025–94028
Area code650
FIPS code06-46870
GNIS feature IDs1659108, 2411079
Websitemenlopark.gov

Menlo Park (/ˈmɛnl/ 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. It is home to the corporate headquarters of Meta, and is where Google, Roblox Corporation, and Round Table Pizza were founded. The train station holds the record as the oldest continually operating train station in California. 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.