Belmont
City in San Mateo County, California
Belmont is a city in San Mateo County, California, with 28,335 residents (2020 Census). It sits at 43 ft (13 m) above sea level. The nearest town is San Carlos, 1.8 miles SE.
- 28,335residents (2020 Census)
- 43 ftelevation · 13 m
- 4.6 sq miland area · 12.0 km²
- 6,120 / sq mipopulation density
- 94002main ZIP code (3 in total)
About Belmont
Belmont is a city in San Mateo County, California, United States. It is in the San Francisco Bay Area, on the San Francisco Peninsula about halfway between San Francisco and San Jose, on the northern edge of California’s Silicon Valley. It was originally part of Rancho de las Pulgas, for which one of its main roads, the Alameda de las Pulgas, is named. The city was incorporated in 1926. Its population was 28,335 at the 2020 census.
Ralston Hall is a historic landmark built by Bank of California founder William Chapman Ralston on the campus of Notre Dame de Namur University, and is also home to Notre Dame High School. It was built around a villa formerly owned by Count Leonetto Cipriani, an Italian aristocrat. The locally famous "Waterdog Lake" is also located in the foothills and highlands of Belmont. A surviving structure from the Panama–Pacific International Exposition is on Belmont Avenue (another is the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco). The building was brought to Belmont by E.D. Swift shortly after the exposition closed in 1915.
The city is bordered by San Mateo to the north, the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission's Peninsula Watershed of the to the west, Redwood Shores to the east, and San Carlos to the south.
Belmont has a smoking ordinance, passed in January 2009, which bans smoking in all businesses and multi-story apartments and condominiums; the ordinance has been described as one of the strictest in the nation.
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- Median household income
- $205,297
- Median home value
- $2,000,001
- Median rent
- $2,875/mo
- Median age
- 39.8
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Belmont had 28,335 residents in the 2020 Census.
| 2020 Census | 28,335 |
|---|---|
| Density | 6,120 per sq mi (2,363 per km²) |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Decennial Census.
Belmont at a glance
| State | California (CA) |
|---|---|
| County | San Mateo County |
| Type | City |
| Population | 28,335 (2020) |
| Land area | 4.63 sq mi (12.0 km²) |
| Water area | 0.01 sq mi (0.02 km²) |
| Elevation | 43 ft (13 m) |
| Coordinates | 37.5144° N, 122.2945° W |
| ZIP codes | 94002, 94070, 94403 |
| Official website | belmont.gov |
| Census code (GEOID) | 0605108 |
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau (Gazetteer, ZCTA), USGS GNIS, Wikidata.
Towns near Belmont
- San Carlos1.8 mi SE
- Baywood Park2.8 mi W
- Highlands2.8 mi W
- San Mateo3.3 mi N
- Emerald Lake Hills3.7 mi SE
- Foster City4.2 mi NE
- Redwood City4.4 mi E
- Hillsborough4.6 mi NW
- North Fair Oaks5.7 mi SE
- Burlingame6.4 mi NW
- Atherton6.5 mi SE
- Woodside6.7 mi S
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Frequently asked questions about Belmont
What county is Belmont in?
Belmont is in San Mateo County, California.
What is the population of Belmont, CA?
28,335 people lived in Belmont at the 2020 Census.
What is the ZIP code of Belmont, CA?
The main ZIP code is 94002. Other ZIP codes: 94070, 94403.
What is the elevation of Belmont?
43 feet (13 m) above sea level.
What towns are near Belmont?
San Carlos (1.8 mi), Baywood Park (2.8 mi), Highlands (2.8 mi), San Mateo (3.3 mi), Emerald Lake Hills (3.7 mi).
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