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Welcome to Redwood Shores ...

Redwood Shores is located in San Mateo County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Redwood Shores: Redwood Shrs.

Redwood Shores is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for Redwood Shores: 650

Communities near Redwood Shores ...

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

  • San Francisco
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Oakland
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Fremont
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • 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 <3>
  • Hayward
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Sunnyvale
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Santa Clara
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Daly City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • San Mateo
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • San Leandro
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Redwood City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)

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 Redwood Shores. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Redwood Shores.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Redwood Shores ...

Looking for more information about Redwood Shores? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Redwood Shores, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Redwood Shores.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including San Mateo, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Redwood Shores - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.