Learn about the cities, towns and areas throughout the San Mateo area.

Atherton In 1866, Fair Oaks (Atherton) was a flag stop on the S... Belmont Belmont is a city in San Mateo County, California, Unite... Burlingame Once part of a Spanish land grant given by Governor P... Daly City Daly City is a coastal community located at the northe... East Palo Alto The town originally was called Ravenswood, then became... El Granada El Granada's unusual concentric-circular street layout... Emerald Lake Hills Foster City Foster City is an affluent planned city located in San... Half Moon Bay Dating back to 1840, Half Moon Bay is the oldest tow... Hillsborough In 1824, a 16-year old named William Davis Merry Howar... La Honda La Honda is a small California town located in the San... Loma Mar Los Altos Los Altos is a city at the southern end of the San Fra... Los Altos Hills Ohlone Indians were the first known residents of Los... Menlo Park The land now known as the City of Menlo ...		Millbrae From the 1860's, when financier Darius Ogden Mills pur... Moss Beach Moss Beach is a coastal census-designated place in San... Pacifica Pacifica was incorporated in 1957, relatively recently... Pescadero Portola Valley Portola Valley, California, sits in a peaceful valley... Princeton by the Sea Redwood City Redwood City is a suburb located on the San Francisc... San Bruno Prior to 1750 the San Francisco Peninsula was inhabite... San Carlos San Carlos, Spanish for Saint Charles, is a city in Sa... San Gregorio San Mateo The first inhabitants of what is now ... Sharp Park South San Francisco South San Francisco occupies the basin and portions of... West Menlo Park West Menlo Park is a census-designated place and an un... Woodside Before the Europeans came to explor...