Atherton
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incorporated town in San Mateo County, California, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- California
- County
- San Mateo
- Incorporated
- September 12, 1923
- Named after
- Faxon Dean Atherton
- City council
- Mayor Rick DeGolia Vice Mayor Bill Widmer Elizabeth Lewis Robert Polito Diana Hawkins Manuelian
- Assemblymember
- Alex Lee ( D ) ( 24th )
- State senator
- Josh Becker ( D ) ( 13th )
- U s rep
- Sam Liccardo ( D ) ( 16th )
- Total
- 5.05 sq mi (13.07 km )
- Land
- 5.02 sq mi (12.99 km )
- Water
- 0.031 sq mi (0.08 km ) 0.63%
- Elevation
- 59 ft (18 m)
- Density
- 1,433.0/sq mi (553.28/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−8 ( Pacific )
- Summer dst
- UTC−7 (PDT)
- Fips code
- 06-03092
- Newspaper
- The Almanac
via Wikipedia infobox
Official website
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Encyclopedic overview
Atherton (/ˈæθərtən/ ATH-ər-tən) is an incorporated town in San Mateo County, California, United States. Its population was 6,823 as of July 2023 estimates. The town's zoning regulations permit only one single-family home per acre in new subdivisions, though smaller lots exist from prior zoning laws.
The town has historically been known for its concentration of high income earners. Atherton had the highest per capita income among American towns (populations between 2,500 and 9,999) in both 1990 and 2019. It regularly ranks as having the highest cost of living in the United States. The town had the highest median home prices in the country throughout 2023, at $7.95 million.
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