Redwood City, California | |
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![]() The skyline of downtown Redwood City | |
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![]() Location in San Mateo County and the state of California | |
Coordinates: 37°28′58″N 122°14′10″W / 37.48278°N 122.23611°W | |
Country | United States |
State | California |
County | San Mateo |
Incorporated | May 11, 1867[3][4] |
Re-incorporated | May 3, 1897[4] |
Government | |
• Mayor | Jeff Gee[5] |
Area | |
• Total | 34.74 sq mi (90.0 km2) |
• Land | 19.34 sq mi (50.1 km2) |
• Water | 15.41 sq mi (39.9 km2) 44.34% |
Elevation | 20 ft (6 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 84,292 |
• Rank | 98th in California 446th in the U.S. |
• Density | 4,358.43/sq mi (1,682.80/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
ZIP codes | 94059, 94061–94065 |
Area code | 650 |
FIPS code | 06-60102 |
GNIS feature IDs | 277584, 2410919 |
Website | www |
Redwood City is a city on the San Francisco Peninsula in the Bay Area of Northern California, approximately 27 miles (43 km) south of San Francisco and 24 miles (39 km) northwest of San Jose. The city's population was 84,292 according to the 2020 census. The Port of Redwood City is the only deepwater port on San Francisco Bay south of San Francisco.
Redwood City's history spans its earliest inhabitation by the Ohlone people to being a port for lumber and other goods. The county seat of San Mateo County in the heart of Silicon Valley, Redwood City is home to several global technology companies including Oracle, Electronic Arts, Evernote, Box, and Informatica.[8]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has an area of 34.7 square miles (90 km2), of which 19.4 square miles (50 km2) is land and 15.2 square miles (39 km2), comprising 44.34%, is water. One major watercourse draining much of Redwood City is Redwood Creek, to which several significant river deltas connect, the largest of which is Westpoint Slough.
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