North Fair Oaks, California

About North Fair Oaks

Set in the western part of California, North Fair Oaks is a small unincorporated community.

North Fair Oaks holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 1.2 square miles.

📰 North Fair Oaks News Today

• North Fair Oaks man arrested after firing gun, hours-long standoff KRON4 · May 11
• Former North Fair Oaks soccer coach pleads no contest to statutory rape, other crimes Local News Matters · May 29
• These two Bay Area neighborhoods are less than 3 miles apart — but the income gap between them is staggering New York Post · Jun 3
• This is the exact place where the Bay Area’s income gap is most extreme — and what it’s like to live there sfchronicle.com · Jun 2
• San Mateo deputies arrest armed man who barricaded inside home overnight ktvu.com · May 10

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes North Fair Oaks Unique

• The only place in America named North Fair Oaks — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in western California, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Easy reach of Redwood City (3 mi) — commute to the city, live where it's calm.

🍽️ Where to Eat in North Fair Oaks

• Bangkok Bay — thai
• Bobalicious — bubble tea (café)
• Cappucho — coffee shop (café)
• Cardinal Café (café)
• Chuck E. Cheese — pizza
• Coffeebar — coffee shop (café)
• Coupa Café — coffee shop (café)
• Crouching Tiger — chinese
• Donato Enoteca — italian
• El Grullense Grill — mexican

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• San Mateo County History Museum · Museum
• Domin Hoskins Black History Museum & Learning Center · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in North Fair Oaks

• Jardin de Niños reviews ★
• Andrew Spinas Park reviews ★
• Fleishman Park reviews ★
• Friendship Park reviews ★
• Friendship Park Community Garden · Garden reviews ★
• Hawes Park reviews ★
• Hoover Park reviews ★
• John S. Roselli Memorial reviews ★
• Linden Park reviews ★
• Little River Park reviews ★
• Memorial Square Park reviews ★
• Palm Park reviews ★

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of North Fair Oaks

🏘️ Nearby Communities