Palo Alto, California
About Palo Alto
Set in the western part of California, Palo Alto is a thriving city counting 67,658 people who proudly call it home.
Palo Alto holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 24.05 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 2,813 residents per square mile.
📰 Palo Alto News Today
- Palo Alto City Council approves 8-story housing complex San José Spotlight · Aug 18
- Palo Alto school district sued for school trip to mosque KRON4 · Aug 17
- Northern California school district sued over mosque field trip USA Today · Aug 17
- Palo Alto: 1 Dead In Crash Sunday Night SFGATE · Aug 17
- Tom Brady draws huge crowd for opening of CardVault store in Palo Alto KTVU · Aug 16
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Palo Alto 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
- Big enough for services and schools, small enough to feel like home.
- Local businesses and schools anchored by a stable resident base of 67,658.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 4 miles.
📍 Neighborhoods in Palo Alto
Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Palo Alto
- Ada's Cafe (café)
- Boba Bliss (café)
- Celia's Mexican Restaurant — mexican
- Coupa Cafe (café)
- Da Sichuan Bistro — chinese
- Dinah’s Poolside Restaurant — american
- Dong Lai Shun — chinese
- Happy Donuts — coffee shop (café)
- Hobee's Restaurant — breakfast
- INDO Restaurant & Lounge — indonesian
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- Barron Park Donkeys · Zoo
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Palo Alto
- Arastradero Garden · Garden reviews ★
- Bol Park Native Plant Garden · Garden reviews ★
- Robles Park reviews ★
- Ventura Garden · Garden reviews ★
- Bol Park reviews ★
- Boulware Park reviews ★
- Briones Park reviews ★
- Del Medio Park reviews ★
- Esther Clark Park reviews ★
- Fayette Greenway reviews ★
- Fayette Park reviews ★
- Mitchell Park reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Palo Alto
- Addison Elementary
- Barron Park Elementary
- Duveneck Elementary
- El Carmelo Elementary
- Fairmeadow Elementary
- Greendell
- Henry M. Gunn High
- Herbert Hoover Elementary
- Jane Lathrop Stanford Middle
- Juana Briones Elementary
- Ohlone Elementary
- Palo Alto High
- Palo Verde Elementary
- Walter Hays Elementary
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.
🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare
- Palo Alto Va Medical Center ★★★★★ (5/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER
- Lucile Salter Packard Children'S Hsp At Stanford · Childrens
Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.