Welcome to Burlingame ...

The city of Burlingame is located in San Mateo County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Burlingame, you might get a feel for its founding by knowing that they incorporated June 6, 1908.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Burlingame has a population of 29,900 people<2> (see below for details).

Burlingame is near sea level<3>.

Time Zone: Burlingame lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Burlingame: (650)

The ZIP codes for Burlingame: 94010-94012<4>

Websites for Burlingame ...

Official Website: www.burlingame.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Burlingame had an population of 29,900 people. This is an increase of 3.8% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 6.19% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Burlingame had a population of 28,806 people. This makes Burlingame the county's 9th most populous community.

The population of Burlingame represents 0.08% of the total population of California (which has 37,253,956 people), making it the state's 241st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 28,806 people, the population of Burlingame increased 2.3% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 28,158 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Burlingame.

Communities Also Named Burlingame ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Burlingame - they are located in Illinois, Kansas, Michigan, Oregon, Pennsylvania and Texas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Burlingame.

Communities near Burlingame ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Burlingame.

• San Francisco
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Francisco
  • San Francisco is located in San Francisco County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 866,606 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Francisco <5>
• Oakland
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
  • Oakland is located in Alameda County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 424,891 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakland <5>
• Fremont
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
  • Fremont is located in Alameda County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 234,569 people
  • Former names for Fremont:
  • Centerville
  • Irvington
  • Mission San Jose
  • Niles
  • Warm Springs
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fremont <5>
• Hayward
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayward
  • Hayward is located in Alameda County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 157,966 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hayward <5>
• Daly City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daly City
  • Daly City is located in San Mateo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 105,868 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Daly City <5>
• San Leandro
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Leandro
  • San Leandro is located in Alameda County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 89,161 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Leandro <5>
• Redwood City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood City
  • Redwood City is located in San Mateo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 84,466 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Redwood City <5>
• Mountain View
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
  • Mountain View is located in Santa Clara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 80,030 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain View <5>
• Alameda
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alameda
  • Alameda is located in Alameda County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 78,841 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alameda <5>
• Union City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
  • Union City is located in Alameda County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 74,501 people
  • Former name for Union City:
  • Decoto
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union City <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Burlingame. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Burlingame.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Burlingame. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Burlingame.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Burlingame. Our list includes 32 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Burlingame.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Burlingame ...

Looking for more information about Burlingame? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Burlingame, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Burlingame.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Burlingame: www.burlingame.org/

The official website for San Mateo County: www.co.sanmateo.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/