San Mateo

Peninsula below Francisco

San Mateo is a city in the San Francisco Bay Area, located on the peninsula between San Francisco and San Jose.

The name, Spanish for "Saint Matthew," appears throughout California and the American Southwest.

San Mateo County encompasses much of the peninsula, including parts of Silicon Valley.

She commutes from San Mateo to the city.

county

California

West coast megastate

Menlo Park · Belmont · Hillsborough · Pacifica · SFO · El Camino Real · 101 · 280 · unincorporated · supervisor

tech

Silicon Valley

Bay Area tech corridor

biotech · headquarters · innovation · cloud computing · commute · office parks · incubator · coworking · engineering · Sony

suburban

residential

Relating to housing

schools · parks · community · family-friendly · sidewalks · playgrounds · quiet · development · zoning · homeowners

coastal

beach

Sandy waterside margin

marina · fishing · pelicans · seagulls · tidepools · saltwater · mudflats · egrets · herons · wildlife

bridge

Bay Bridge

Named waterway crossing

  • spanDistance between endpoints
  • crossingPoint where paths intersect
  • tollFee for passage

commute · Hayward · East Bay · deck · approach · westbound · eastbound · traffic · causeway · 92

Opposites
geographic position in bay area

San MateoOakland

East Bay California city

Fremont · San Jose · Richmond · Berkeley · Vallejo

urban character

San MateoSan Francisco

Northern California metropolis

Manhattan · Fresno · Bakersfield · Stockton · Modesto

Family

Mateo

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G