Welcome to Los Altos Hills ...

The town of Los Altos Hills is located in Santa Clara County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Los Altos Hills, you might get a feel for its founding by knowing that they incorporated January 27, 1956.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Los Altos Hills has a population of 8,482 people<2> (see below for details).

Los Altos Hills is 440 feet [134 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Los Altos Hills is located in the (650) area code.

Websites for Los Altos Hills ...

Official Website: www.losaltoshills.ca.gov/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Los Altos Hills had an population of 8,482 people. This is an increase of 7.07% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 7.34% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Los Altos Hills had a population of 7,922 people. This makes Los Altos Hills the county's 14th most populous community.

The population of Los Altos Hills represents 0.02% of the total population of California (which has 37,253,956 people), making it the state's 385th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 7,922 people, the population of Los Altos Hills has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (with a count of 7,902 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Los Altos Hills.

Communities near Los Altos Hills ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Los Altos Hills.

• San Jose
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • 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
  (13 miles [20.9 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
  (19 miles [30.6 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>
• Santa Clara
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • 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
  (16 miles [25.7 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>
• Redwood City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • 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>
• 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>
• Union City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • 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 <4>
• Cupertino
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cupertino
  • Cupertino is located in Santa Clara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,598 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cupertino <4>
• Newark
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
  • Newark is located in Alameda County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,699 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newark <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 Los Altos Hills. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Los Altos Hills.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Los Altos Hills ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Los Altos Hills: www.losaltoshills.ca.gov/

The official website for Santa Clara County: www.sccgov.org/

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