Welcome to South San Francisco ...

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of South San Francisco, you might get a feel for its founding by knowing that they incorporated September 19, 1908.

A typical abbreviation for South San Francisco: S. San Francisco

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, South San Francisco has a population of 66,809 people<2> (see below for details).

South San Francisco is near sea level<3>.

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

The telephone area code for South San Francisco: (650)

The ZIP codes for South San Francisco: 94080, 94083, 94099<4>

Websites for South San Francisco ...

Official Website: www.ci.ssf.ca.us/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, South San Francisco had an population of 66,809 people. This is an increase of 4.99% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 10.33% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, South San Francisco had a population of 63,632 people (which is 8.86% of the total population of San Mateo County). This makes South San Francisco the county's 4th most populous community.

The population of South San Francisco represents 0.17% of the total population of California (which has 37,253,956 people), making it the state's 129th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 63,632 people, the population of South San Francisco increased 5.09% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 60,552 people).

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

Communities near South San Francisco ...

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

• San Francisco
  (8 miles [12.9 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
  (12 miles [19.3 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
  (17 miles [27.4 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
  (16 miles [25.7 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>
• Richmond
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
  • Richmond is located in Contra Costa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 110,038 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond <5>
• San Mateo
  (7 miles [11.3 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
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • 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
  (15 miles [24.1 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
  (11 miles [17.7 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>
• Menlo Park
  (18 miles [29 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 South San Francisco. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for South San Francisco.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around South San Francisco. Our list includes 18 papers. See our Newspapers Page for South San Francisco.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for South San Francisco ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for South San Francisco: www.ci.ssf.ca.us/

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

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