Welcome to Colma ...

The town of Colma is located in San Mateo County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Colma, you might get a feel for its founding by knowing that they incorporated August 5, 1924.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Colma has a population of 1,598 people<2> (see below for details).

Colma is 190 feet [58 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Colma is within the (650) area code.

Websites for Colma ...

Official Website: www.colma.ca.gov/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Colma had an population of 1,598 people. This is a decrease of 10.83% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 34.17% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Colma had a population of 1,792 people. This makes Colma the county's 20th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,792 people, the population of Colma increased 50.46% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,191 people).

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

Communities near Colma ...

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

• San Francisco
  (6 miles [9.7 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 <4>
• Oakland
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • 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 <4>
• Berkeley
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkeley
  • Berkeley is located in Alameda County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 122,726 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berkeley <4>
• Richmond
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
  • Richmond is located in Contra Costa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 110,038 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond <4>
• San Mateo
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Mateo
  • San Mateo is located in San Mateo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 102,398 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Mateo <4>
• San Leandro
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • 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 <4>
• Redwood City
  (18 miles [29 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 <4>
• Alameda
  (13 miles [20.9 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 <4>
• San Bruno
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Bruno
  • San Bruno is located in San Mateo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,051 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Bruno <4>
• Foster City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster City
  • Foster City is located in San Mateo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,891 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Foster City <4>

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 Colma. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Colma.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Colma. 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 Colma.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Colma. See our Newspapers Page for Colma.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Colma ...

Looking for more information about Colma? 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 Colma, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Colma.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Colma: www.colma.ca.gov/

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

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