Welcome to Portola Valley ...

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Portola Valley, you might get a feel for its founding by knowing that they incorporated July 14, 1964.

A typical abbreviation for Portola Valley: Portola Vly. (or less commonly used: Portola Vally. or Portola Vlly.)

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Portola Valley has a population of 4,555 people<2> (see below for details).

Portola Valley is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Portola Valley lies within the (650) area code.

The ZIP code for Portola Valley: 94028<4>

Websites for Portola Valley ...

Official Website: www.portolavalley.net/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Portola Valley had an population of 4,555 people. This is an increase of 4.64% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 2.08% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Portola Valley had a population of 4,353 people. This makes Portola Valley the county's 18th most populous community.

The population of Portola Valley represents 0.01% of the total population of California (which has 37,253,956 people), making it the state's 432nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 4,353 people, the population of Portola Valley decreased 2.44% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 4,462 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Portola Valley.

Communities near Portola Valley ...

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

• San Jose
  (18 miles [29 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 <5>
• Fremont
  (17 miles [27.4 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 <5>
• Sunnyvale
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • 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 <5>
• Santa Clara
  (15 miles [24.1 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 <5>
• San Mateo
  (13 miles [20.9 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 <5>
• Redwood City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • 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>
• Mountain View
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • 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 <5>
• Milpitas
  (18 miles [29 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 <5>
• Union City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • 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 <5>
• Palo Alto
  (6 miles [9.7 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 <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 Portola Valley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Portola Valley.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Portola Valley ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Portola Valley: www.portolavalley.net/

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

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