Burlingame, California

About Burlingame

Set in the western part of California, Burlingame is a thriving city with an estimated population of 30,885.

Officially, Burlingame is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 4.39 square miles, giving it a compact, walkable footprint at roughly 7,035 residents per square mile.

📰 Burlingame News Today

• Burlingame teen among 11,000 Californians forced into sudden DMV retests ABC7 Bay Area · Jul 10
• Burlingame High School (CA) JV Baseball MaxPreps · Aug 15
• Burlingame Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 22
• Upcoming closures on State Route 82 El Camino Real in Burlingame to continue tree removal work California Department of Transportation | Caltrans (.gov) · Jan 29
• Overland AI Opens New Bay Area Office to Fuel Rapid Engineering Growth markets.businessinsider.com · Aug 12

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Burlingame Unique

• Positioned in western California, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of California — one of 1,618 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• The sweet spot: real amenities without big-city congestion.
• Local businesses and schools anchored by a stable resident base of 30,885.
• Easy reach of San Mateo (4 mi) — commute to the city, live where it's calm.

📍 Neighborhoods in Burlingame

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Burlingame

• 3Sixty Bistro
• Alana's Cafe (café)
• Barracuda — japanese
• Benihana — japanese
• Caffé Central — coffee shop
• Capri Lasagneria — italian
• Copenhagen Bakery & Cafe (café)
• Crepevine — american
• Curry Hyuga — curry
• Dumpling Kitchen & Bar

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Burlingame Hillsborough History Museum · Museum
• TopGolf Swing Suite · Arcade

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Burlingame

• Bayfront Park reviews ★
• Bayside Park reviews ★
• Burlingame Community Garden · Garden reviews ★
• Centennial Park reviews ★
• Fishing Park reviews ★
• Hoover Playground reviews ★
• Laguna Park reviews ★
• Lorton Park reviews ★
• Paloma Playground reviews ★
• Ray Park reviews ★
• Robert E Woolley State Park reviews ★
• Shorebird Sanctuary reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Burlingame

• BSD Preschool
• Burlingame High
• Burlingame Intermediate
• Franklin Elementary
• Hoover Elementary
• Lincoln Elementary
• McKinley Elementary
• Peninsula High (Continuation)
• Roosevelt Elementary
• Washington Elementary

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare

• Peninsula Medical Center ★★★★★ (5/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER

Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Burlingame

🏘️ Nearby Communities