Atherton
incorporated town in San Mateo County, California, United States
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Summary
Atherton is a town in California[1]. Atherton ranks in the top 5% of town in california entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,794 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Member of: Association of Bay Area Governments[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: San Mateo County[4]
- Country: United States[5]
- Shares border with: Redwood City[6], Menlo Park[7]
- Postal code: 94027[8]
- Commons category: Atherton, California[9]
- Located in time zone: UTC−08:00[10]
- Local dialing code: 650[11]
- Inception: 1795[12]
- Official website: http://www.ci.atherton.ca.us[13]
- Topic's main category: Category:Atherton, California[14]
- Population: 6914[15], 7188[16]
- Official name: Atherton[17]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Atherton, California[18]
- Category for people who died here: Q22013151[19]
- Number of households: 2192[20]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Atherton, California[21]
- Different from: Atherton[22]
- Elevation above sea level: 59 feet[23]
- Area: 13.111238 km²[24], 13.07564 km²[25]
- Water as percent of area: 0.6296 percent[26]
- Water area: 0.08232 km²[27]
- Per capita income: 155,254 US dollars[28]
- Date of incorporation: September 12, 1923[29]
Why It Matters
Atherton has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] Atherton is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]