San Mateo

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California

San Mateo is a major-metro county in California with 30 ZIP codes, 735,866 people, and top-decile household income among US counties. All data is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2023 5-Year Estimates.

National county placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, San Mateo, CA sits among US counties with a top-decile household income, on a major-metro county population base, across a multi-ZIP patchwork.

Top 1%
household income vs 3,210 US counties
735,866
combined ZIP population
30
USPS ZIP codes covered
$181,266
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this county's average ZIP median household income against 3,210 US counties with ACS income on at least one ZIP.

San Mateo lands in the national county income distribution as top-decile household income on major-metro county footing (FIPS 06081, 30 ZIPs, combined population 735,866). Sort the ZIP table by population before treating the county mean as uniform.

High-income counties with wide ZIP mosaics hide sharp internal gradients. The densest ZIP here is 94080 (South San Francisco) with 63,975 residents - open it beside a thin rural code from the table before treating the county mean as uniform. HUD Fair Market Rents and FBI county tables attach to FIPS 06081, so scorecards stay county-keyed while household income stays ZIP-keyed.

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30

Total ZIPs

735,866

Total Population

ZIP Codes in San Mateo

Side-by-side: Compare 94080 vs 94015 →

ZIP Code City Population Density
94080 South San Francisco 63,975 2,388
94015 Daly City 60,927 4,091
94014 Daly City 47,014 2,881
94303 Palo Alto 45,467 2,204
94066 San Bruno 41,130 2,592
94010 Burlingame 40,737 1,328
94025 Menlo Park 40,526 1,307
94403 San Mateo 39,642 2,718
94044 Pacifica 37,296 981
94061 Redwood City 36,245 3,625
94401 San Mateo 34,429 4,168
94404 San Mateo 33,749 3,031
94063 Redwood City 30,949 1,806
94070 San Carlos 29,166 1,836
94002 Belmont 25,992 1,773
94062 Redwood City 25,876 141
94402 San Mateo 23,981 1,904
94030 Millbrae 21,536 2,454
94019 Half Moon Bay 18,424 135
94065 Redwood City 11,359 1,922
94027 Atherton 7,089 527
94028 Portola Valley 6,534 166
94005 Brisbane 4,282 376
94038 Moss Beach 3,040 745
94037 Montara 2,913 195
94020 La Honda 1,559 11
94060 Pescadero 1,554 8
94074 San Gregorio 214 5
94021 Loma Mar 192 16
94128 San Francisco 69 8

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the population of San Mateo?

San Mateo has a total population of 735,866 across 30 ZIP codes, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 data.

What ZIP codes are in San Mateo?

San Mateo includes 30 ZIP codes: 94080, 94015, 94014, 94303, 94066, 94010, 94025, 94403, 94044, 94061, and more.

San Mateo's figures come from Census ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023), mapped to ZIP codes via the HUD USPS Crosswalk. PlainZIP is not affiliated with the U.S. Census Bureau or any government agency. See our methodology for details.

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