Palo Alto: facts

At a glance

• Country: United States
• Region: California
• Administrative status: populated place (GeoNames code PPL)
• Population: approximately 66,853
• Coordinates: 37.4419° N, 122.1430° W
• Time zone: America/Los_Angeles (UTC-08:00 standard, UTC-07:00 daylight saving time)
• Currency: Dollar (USD)
• Distance to the capital, Washington: 3,906 km (2,427 mi), straight line

Getting there

• San Carlos Airport (SQL): 12 km (8 mi), straight line
• Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC): 21 km (13 mi), straight line
• San Francisco International Airport (SFO): 28 km (18 mi), straight line

Nearby

• East Palo Alto: 3.0 km (1.9 mi)
• Menlo Park: 3.7 km (2.3 mi)
• Los Altos: 6.8 km (4.2 mi)
• Mountain View: 8.1 km (5.0 mi)
• Redwood City: 9.5 km (5.9 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Sunnyvale, 12 km (8 mi)