Los Altos, California
Los Altos, California | |
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A City of Los Altos entrance marker, located in Lincoln Park just off of Main Street | |
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Flag Seal | |
Location in Santa Clara County and the state of California | |
Los Altos Location in California Los Altos Location in the Bay Area Los Altos Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 37°22′5″N 122°5′51″W / 37.36806°N 122.09750°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Santa Clara |
| Incorporated | December 1, 1952[1] |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council/Manager[2] |
| • Mayor | Pete Dailey[3] |
| • Vice mayor | Neysa Fligor[3] |
| Area | |
• Total | 6.54 sq mi (16.94 km2) |
| • Land | 6.54 sq mi (16.94 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 157 ft (48 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 31,625 |
| • Density | 4,800/sq mi (1,900/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−8 (Pacific Time Zone) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−7 (PDT) |
| ZIP codes | 94022–94024 |
| Area code | 650 |
| FIPS code | 06-43280 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 1659745, 2410876 |
| Website | www |
Los Altos (/lɔːs ˈæltoʊs/ ⓘ; Spanish for "The Heights") is a city in Santa Clara County, California, in the San Francisco Bay Area. The population was 31,625 according to the 2020 census.
Most of the city's growth occurred between 1950 and 1980. Originally an agricultural town with many summer cottages and apricot orchards, Los Altos is a bedroom community on the western edge of Silicon Valley, serving as a major source of commuters to other parts of Silicon Valley. Los Altos strictly limits commercial zones to the downtown area and small shopping and office parks lining Foothill Expressway and El Camino Real.
- ^ "California Cities by Incorporation Date". California Association of Local Agency Formation Commissions. Archived from the original (Word) on November 3, 2014. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
- ^ "Welcome to the Office of the City Manager". City of Los Altos. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
- ^ a b "Los Altos council appoints new mayor". Los Altos Town Crier. December 11, 2024. Retrieved December 13, 2024.
- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
- ^ "Los Altos". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 13, 2014.
- ^ "Los Altos (city) QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 7, 2021.