Welcome to Pescadero ...

Pescadero is located in San Mateo County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pescadero, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1859.

Pescadero is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Pescadero is located in the (650) area code.

The ZIP code for Pescadero: 94060<3>

Communities Also Named Pescadero ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two California communities named Pescadero: This one is located in San Mateo County and the other is located in Monterey County.

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

Communities near Pescadero ...

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

• Redwood City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • 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>
• Mountain View
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • 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>
• Palo Alto
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo Alto
  • Palo Alto is located in Santa Clara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,008 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palo Alto <4>
• Cupertino
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • 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>
• Menlo Park
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menlo Park
  • Menlo Park is located in San Mateo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,934 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Menlo Park <4>
• Saratoga
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saratoga
  • Saratoga is located in Santa Clara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,525 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saratoga <4>
• Los Altos
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Altos
  • Los Altos is located in Santa Clara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,281 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Los Altos <4>
• San Carlos
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Carlos
  • San Carlos is located in San Mateo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,641 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Carlos <4>
• Belmont
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
  • Belmont is located in San Mateo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,533 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belmont <4>
• Half Moon Bay
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Moon Bay
  • Half Moon Bay is located in San Mateo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,513 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Half Moon Bay <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 Pescadero. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pescadero.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pescadero ...

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

Adding Pescadero to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pescadero 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 Pescadero was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Pescadero post office opened in 1859.

We also found Pescadero in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pescadero.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pescadero. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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

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