Welcome to East Palo Alto ...

The city of East Palo Alto is located in San Mateo County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of East Palo Alto, you might get a feel for its founding by knowing that they incorporated July 1, 1983.

A typical abbreviation for East Palo Alto: E. Palo Alto

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, East Palo Alto has a population of 29,386 people<2> (see below for details).

East Palo Alto is near sea level<3>.

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

East Palo Alto is located in the (650) area code.

Websites for East Palo Alto ...

Official Website: www.ci.east-palo-alto.ca.us/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, East Palo Alto had an population of 29,386 people. This is an increase of 4.37% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 0.41% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, East Palo Alto had a population of 28,155 people. This makes East Palo Alto the county's 11th most populous community.

The population of East Palo Alto represents 0.08% of the population of California (which has 37,253,956 people), making it the state's 245th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 28,155 people, the population of East Palo Alto decreased 4.58% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 29,506 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for East Palo Alto.

Communities near East Palo Alto ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near East Palo Alto.

• San Jose
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Jose
  • San Jose is located in Santa Clara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013,616 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Jose <4>
• Fremont
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • 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 <4>
• Hayward
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • 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 <4>
• Sunnyvale
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyvale
  • Sunnyvale is located in Santa Clara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 151,746 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunnyvale <4>
• Santa Clara
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Clara
  • Santa Clara is located in Santa Clara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 131,055 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santa Clara <4>
• San Mateo
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • 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
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • 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>
• Pleasanton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasanton
  • Pleasanton is located in Alameda County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 80,247 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasanton <4>
• Mountain View
  (6 miles [9.7 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 <4>
• Milpitas
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milpitas
  • Milpitas is located in Santa Clara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 75,867 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milpitas <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 East Palo Alto. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for East Palo Alto.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around East Palo Alto. Our list includes 4 papers. See our Newspapers Page for East Palo Alto.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Palo Alto ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for East Palo Alto: www.ci.east-palo-alto.ca.us/

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

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