Welcome to Woodside ...

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Woodside, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1854.

The town was incorporated November 16, 1956.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Woodside has a population of 5,559 people<2> (see below for details).

Woodside is 440 feet [134 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Woodside is located in the (650) area code.

Websites for Woodside ...

Official Website: www.woodsidetown.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Woodside had an population of 5,559 people. This is an increase of 5.14% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 3.87% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Woodside had a population of 5,287 people. This makes Woodside the county's 17th most populous community.

The population of Woodside represents 0.01% of the total population of California (which has 37,253,956 people), making it the state's 419th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 5,287 people, the population of Woodside decreased 1.21% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 5,352 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Woodside.

Communities Also Named Woodside ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 44 communities that are also named Woodside - they are located in Arizona (2), Delaware, Idaho (2), Illinois, Kentucky (3), Louisiana (2), Manitoba, Maryland (2), Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, New Brunswick (2), New Jersey, New York (3), North Carolina (2), Nova Scotia (3), Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania (6), Quebec, South Carolina, Texas and Utah.

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

Communities near Woodside ...

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

• Fremont
  (16 miles [25.7 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 <4>
• Hayward
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • 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 <4>
• Sunnyvale
  (12 miles [19.3 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 <4>
• Santa Clara
  (16 miles [25.7 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 <4>
• San Mateo
  (10 miles [16.1 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 <4>
• Mountain View
  (9 miles [14.5 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 <4>
• Milpitas
  (19 miles [30.6 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 <4>
• Union City
  (16 miles [25.7 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 <4>
• Palo Alto
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • 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>
• South San Francisco
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South San Francisco
  • South San Francisco is located in San Mateo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,558 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South San Francisco <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 Woodside. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Woodside.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Woodside ...

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

Adding Woodside to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Woodside post office opened in 1854.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Woodside.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Woodside: www.woodsidetown.org/

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

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