Welcome to San Bruno ...

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of San Bruno, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1875.

The city was incorporated December 23, 1914.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, San Bruno has a population of 44,470 people<2> (see below for details).

San Bruno is 320 feet [98 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for San Bruno: (650)

The ZIP codes for San Bruno: 94066-94067, 94096, 94098<4>

Websites for San Bruno ...

Official Website: sanbruno.ca.gov/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, San Bruno had an population of 44,470 people. This is an increase of 8.16% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 10.72% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, San Bruno had a population of 41,114 people (or 5.71% of the total population of San Mateo County). This makes San Bruno the county's 5th most populous community.

The population of San Bruno represents 0.11% of the total population of California (which has 37,253,956 people), making it the state's 193rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 41,114 people, the population of San Bruno increased 2.36% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 40,165 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for San Bruno.

Communities near San Bruno ...

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

• San Francisco
  (9 miles [14.5 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
  (14 miles [22.5 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
  (18 miles [29 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
  (18 miles [29 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>
• San Mateo
  (6 miles [9.7 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
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • 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
  (14 miles [22.5 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
  (13 miles [20.9 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>
• Palo Alto
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • 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>
• Menlo Park
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • 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 <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 San Bruno. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for San Bruno.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around San Bruno. Our list includes 11 papers. See our Newspapers Page for San Bruno.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for San Bruno ...

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

Adding San Bruno to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of San Bruno 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 San Bruno was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the San Bruno post office opened in 1875.

We also found San Bruno in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for San Bruno.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for San Bruno: sanbruno.ca.gov/

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

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