Foster City, California

About Foster City

Foster City is a thriving city in western California, home to 32,657 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Foster City holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 3.79 square miles, giving it a compact, walkable footprint at roughly 8,617 residents per square mile.

📰 Foster City News Today

• Displaced Foster City residents demand local emergency declaration following massive condo fire KTVU · Aug 18
• 150 displaced by 6-alarm fire: Foster City condo building destroyed after fire spreads across roughly 50 units San Mateo Daily Journal · Aug 13
• Man arrested in connection to devastating Foster City condo fire on Sea Spray Lane, police say ABC7 Bay Area · Aug 6
• Massive apartment fire in Foster City continues to burn Monday kron4.com · Aug 2
• Massive apartment blaze in NorCal injures firefighters and displaces dozens New York Post · Aug 3

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Foster City Unique

• The only place in America named Foster City — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• 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

• Big enough for services and schools, small enough to feel like home.
• Local businesses and schools anchored by a stable resident base of 32,657.
• Easy reach of San Mateo (3 mi) — commute to the city, live where it's calm.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Foster City

• Quickly — bubble tea (café)
• Starbucks — coffee shop (café)
• The Hollō Cafe (café)
• Buri Tara Thai Cuisine
• Cooking Papa — chinese
• IHOP — breakfast
• MJ Sushi
• Mumu Hot Pot — hotpot
• Nina's Cafe — Ecuadorian
• SeeU Cafe (café)

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Foster City

• Boat Park reviews ★
• Gateshead Park reviews ★
• Shorebird Park reviews ★
• 3rd Ave Kite Boarding Spot reviews ★
• Antiqua Park reviews ★
• Archurus Park reviews ★
• Baywinds Park reviews ★
• Catamaran Park reviews ★
• Edgewater Park reviews ★
• Embarcadero Park reviews ★
• Erckenbrack Park reviews ★
• Farragut Park reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Foster City

• Audubon Elementary
• Beach Park Elementary
• Bowditch Middle
• Brewer Island Elementary
• Foster City Elementary
• San Mateo-Foster City Special Education Preschool

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Foster City

🏘️ Nearby Communities