Welcome to Brisbane ...

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Brisbane, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1931.

The city was incorporated November 27, 1961.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Brisbane has a population of 4,628 people<2> (see below for details).

Brisbane is near sea level<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Brisbane: (650)

The ZIP code for Brisbane: 94005<4>

Websites for Brisbane ...

Official Website: www.ci.brisbane.ca.us/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Brisbane had an population of 4,628 people. This is an increase of 8.08% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 28.66% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Brisbane had a population of 4,282 people. This makes Brisbane the county's 19th most populous community.

The population of Brisbane represents 0.01% of the population of California (which has 37,253,956 people), making it the state's 433rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 4,282 people, the population of Brisbane increased 19.04% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 3,597 people).

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

Communities Also Named Brisbane ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Brisbane - they are located in Arkansas, Illinois, North Dakota and Ontario.

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

Communities near Brisbane ...

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

• 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 <5>
• Oakland
  (11 miles [17.7 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 <5>
• Hayward
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • 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>
• Berkeley
  (14 miles [22.5 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 <5>
• Richmond
  (17 miles [27.4 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 <5>
• San Mateo
  (9 miles [14.5 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 <5>
• San Leandro
  (13 miles [20.9 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 <5>
• Redwood City
  (16 miles [25.7 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>
• Alameda
  (10 miles [16.1 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>
• Pacifica
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacifica
  • Pacifica is located in San Mateo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,013 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pacifica <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 Brisbane. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Brisbane.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Brisbane. Our list includes 5 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Brisbane.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brisbane ...

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

Adding Brisbane to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Brisbane in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Brisbane was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Brisbane post office opened in 1931.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brisbane.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Brisbane: www.ci.brisbane.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/