Atherton, California

Atherton, California
Atherton, California
Town
	Town of Atherton
	Holbrook-Palmer Park
	Flag Seal
	Location of Atherton in San Mateo County, California
	Atherton Location in the United States Atherton Atherton (the United States)
	Coordinates: 37°27′31″N 122°12′0″W / 37.45861°N 122.20000°W
Country	United States
State	California
County	San Mateo
Incorporated	September 12, 1923
Named for	Faxon Dean Atherton
Government
• City council	Mayor Rick DeGolia; Vice Mayor Bill Widmer; Elizabeth Lewis; Robert Polito; Diana Hawkins Manuelian;
• Assemblymember	Alex Lee (D) (24th)
• State Senator	Josh Becker (D) (13th)
• U.S. Rep.	Anna Eshoo (D) (16th)
Area
• Total	5.05 sq mi (13.07 km2)
• Land	5.02 sq mi (12.99 km2)
• Water	0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2) 0.63%
Elevation	59 ft (18 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	7,188
• Density	1,433.01/sq mi (553.28/km2)
Time zone	UTC−8 (Pacific)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−7 (PDT)
ZIP Code	94027
Area code	650
FIPS code	06-03092
GNIS feature IDs	1657960, 2411651
Website	www.ci.atherton.ca.us

Atherton (/ˈæθərtən/ ATH-ər-tən) is an incorporated town in San Mateo County, California, United States. Its population was 7,188 as of 2020. The town's zoning regulations permit only one single-family home per acre, and prohibit sidewalks.^[9]

Atherton is known for its wealth; in 1990 and 2019,^[10] Atherton was ranked as having the highest per capita income among U.S. places that have a population between 2,500 and 9,999,^[11] and the area covered by its ZIP Code is regularly ranked as having the highest cost of living in the United States.^[12]^[13]^[14] ^[15] In 2023, the Atherton ZIP Code had the highest median home prices in the United States, at $7,950,000.^[16]

^ ^a ^b "Atherton". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved August 21, 2009.
^ ^a ^b "Atherton History". Town of Atherton. April 27, 2007. Archived from the original on September 12, 2009. Retrieved August 21, 2009.
^ ^a ^b "Statewide Database". UC Regents. Archived from the original on February 1, 2015. Retrieved December 29, 2014.
^ "California's 16th Congressional District - Representatives & District Map". Civic Impulse, LLC. Retrieved March 13, 2013.
^ "City Council". Town of Atherton. Retrieved December 29, 2014.
^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
^ "USPS – ZIP Code Lookup – Search By City". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original on August 30, 2009. Retrieved August 21, 2009.
^ "NANP Administration System". North American Numbering Plan Administration. Archived from the original on September 22, 2010. Retrieved August 21, 2009.
^ Cite error: The named reference Griffith was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "These Are the Wealthiest Towns in the U.S." Bloomberg. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
^ Archive of "1990 CPH-L-126. Median Family Income for Places with a Population of 2,500 to 9,999, Ranked Within the United States: 1989", United States Census Bureau. 1990 CPH-L-126F.html Original page
^ Levy, Francesca (September 27, 2010). "America's Most Expensive ZIP Codes". Forbes.
^ Brennan, Morgan (October 16, 2013). "America's Most Expensive Zip Codes In 2013: The Complete List". Forbes. Archived from the original on October 19, 2013.
^ Sharf, Samantha (December 8, 2016). "Full List: America's Most Expensive ZIP Codes 2016". Forbes. Retrieved August 24, 2017.
^ SFGATE, Sam Moore (November 22, 2022). "Bay Area town named most expensive ZIP code for 6th year". SFGATE.
^ Kolomatsky, Michael (November 9, 2023). "America's Most Expensive ZIP Codes". The New York Times. Retrieved November 9, 2023.

[GNIS_Detail-1] "Atherton". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved August 21, 2009.

[Atherton_History-2] "Atherton History". Town of Atherton. April 27, 2007. Archived from the original on September 12, 2009. Retrieved August 21, 2009.

[swd-3] "Statewide Database". UC Regents. Archived from the original on February 1, 2015. Retrieved December 29, 2014.

[4] "California's 16th Congressional District - Representatives & District Map". Civic Impulse, LLC. Retrieved March 13, 2013.

[Atherton_city_council-5] "City Council". Town of Atherton. Retrieved December 29, 2014.

[CenPopGazetteer2020-6] "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 30, 2021.

[USPS_ZIPs-7] "USPS – ZIP Code Lookup – Search By City". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original on August 30, 2009. Retrieved August 21, 2009.

[8] "NANP Administration System". North American Numbering Plan Administration. Archived from the original on September 22, 2010. Retrieved August 21, 2009.

[Griffith-9] Cite error: The named reference Griffith was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[10] "These Are the Wealthiest Towns in the U.S." Bloomberg. Retrieved August 18, 2018.

[1990_CPH-L-126F.html_Original_page-11] Archive of "1990 CPH-L-126. Median Family Income for Places with a Population of 2,500 to 9,999, Ranked Within the United States: 1989", United States Census Bureau. 1990 CPH-L-126F.html Original page

[Forbes20102-12] Levy, Francesca (September 27, 2010). "America's Most Expensive ZIP Codes". Forbes.

[Forbes20132-13] Brennan, Morgan (October 16, 2013). "America's Most Expensive Zip Codes In 2013: The Complete List". Forbes. Archived from the original on October 19, 2013.

[14] Sharf, Samantha (December 8, 2016). "Full List: America's Most Expensive ZIP Codes 2016". Forbes. Retrieved August 24, 2017.

[15] SFGATE, Sam Moore (November 22, 2022). "Bay Area town named most expensive ZIP code for 6th year". SFGATE.

[16] Kolomatsky, Michael (November 9, 2023). "America's Most Expensive ZIP Codes". The New York Times. Retrieved November 9, 2023.

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