Peninsula

The Peninsula region of the San Francisco Bay Area lies immediately south of the City and County of —reaching from its famous neighbor to the north into the high-tech region of .
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Essential Destinations

Top destinations include Menlo Park and San Mateo.

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is a suburban, tree-lined community in San Mateo County midway between the major cities of and . offers visitors easy access to Stanford, Palo Alto and Silicon Valley.

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is the most populous city in , United States, on the San Francisco Peninsula. It is part of the metropolitan region, and is located about 20 miles south of .

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is the primary international airport of the San Francisco Bay Area in .

Destinations to Discover

Explore places such as San Bruno and Redwood City.

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is a city on the Peninsula in the Bay Area of . It is south of and north of . It is the main headquarters of YouTube.

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is a city in , , United States, on the San Francisco Peninsula in the of , approximately 27 miles south of and 24 miles northwest of .

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is a city in the northernmost part of on the Peninsula of the San Francisco Bay Area in , directly south of San Francisco proper.

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is on the Peninsula in the Bay Area of . Popular for its beaches, has a mix of Bay Area hippies and blue-collar folks. It's the kind of place where you'll find a gun store next to a yoga studio.

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is a city on the Peninsula in the Bay Area of . The Coastside is a rural seaside community about 30 miles south of San Francisco.

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is a quiet suburban city on the Peninsula in the Bay Area of . Primarily residential and lacking in a downtown, it also has a couple of large office parks and several large employers including Gilead, Visa, and Sony.

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is a city in , United States. It is in the , on the San Francisco Peninsula about halfway between and , on the northern edge of California’s .

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is a hidden oasis of the Bay Area in , located just south of and north of on the Peninsula. When you say "South San Francisco" to out-of-towners, they think that you live in the southern part of proper.

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is a city in , United States. is a part of . The population is 30,722 per the 2020 census.

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is a city of 31,000 people in California's Bay Area on the Peninsula. This suburb of is known for its numerous eucalyptus groves, and walkable downtown area.

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is a city on the Peninsula in the Bay Area of . It is south of and north of . It is very close to and is an important Bay Area transit hub because it has the southernmost BART station on the Peninsula and is served by Caltrain.

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is a small town on the San Francisco Peninsula in . It is considered one of the wealthiest towns in the United States, and is home to many celebrities and executives. Despite its small size, features many local attractions.

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is a city in , . Broadly residential, the city has little of interest to tourists.

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is on the Peninsula in the Bay Area of . The city is in and is south of and west of .

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is on the Peninsula in the Bay Area of . The city is in San Mateo County and is south of Daly City and west of Brisbane. With 17 cemeteries, is known for having about a thousand times as many dead residents as living ones.

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is a coastal census-designated place in San Mateo County, , United States, with a year 2020 census population of 3,214. Located in are the , a marine sanctuary; the Half Moon Bay Airport, the historic ; and the Seal Cove Inn, a destination lodging property.

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is a peaceful, coastal town of 600 people on the Peninsula, approximately 45 miles south of .

Peninsula

Latitude of center
37.5833° or 37° 34′ 60″ north
Longitude of center
-122.4011° or 122° 24′ 4″ west
Elevation
581 feet (177 metres)
Geo­Names ID
5392003
Wiki­data ID
Q1827082
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“Peninsula” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “شبه جزيرة سان فرانسيسكو”
  • Azerbaijani: “San-Fransisko yarımadası”
  • Bulgarian: “Санфранциски полуостров”
  • Cebuano: “San Francisco Peninsula”
  • Chinese: “旧金山半岛”
  • Dutch: “Schiereiland van San Francisco”
  • Esperanto: “San-Franciska Duoninsulo”
  • Finnish: “San Franciscon niemimaa”
  • French: “péninsule de San Francisco”
  • French: “Péninsule de San Francisco”
  • Galician: “Península de San Francisco”
  • German: “San Francisco Bay Area/Peninsula”
  • German: “San Francisco Peninsula”
  • Greek: “Χερσόνησος του Σαν Φρανσίσκο”
  • Hebrew: “חצי האי סן פרנסיסקו”
  • Indonesian: “Semenanjung San Francisco”
  • Italian: “Penisola di San Francisco”
  • Japanese: “サンフランシスコ半島”
  • Kazakh: “Сан-Франциско”
  • Korean: “샌프란시스코반도”
  • Macedonian: “Санфранцискански Полуостров”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “San Francisco-halvøya”
  • Norwegian: “San Francisco-halvøya”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Peninsula de San Francisco”
  • Persian: “شبه جزیره سانفرانسیسکو”
  • Persian: “شبه‌جزیره سان‌فرانسیسکو”
  • Portuguese: “Península de São Francisco”
  • Russian: “Полуостров Сан-Франциско”
  • Russian: “Сан-Франциско”
  • Serbian: “Сан Франциско (полуострво)”
  • Serbian: “Сан Франциско”
  • Slovenian: “San Francisco Peninsula”
  • Spanish: “Península de San Francisco”
  • Turkish: “San Francisco Yarımadası”
  • Ukrainian: “Сан-Франциско”
  • Vietnamese: “bán đảo San Francisco”
  • Yue Chinese: “三藩市半島”

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