Foster City

Foster City

Foster City is an affluent planned city located in San Mateo County, California, 94404. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 30,567. Forbes ranked Foster City #10 on their 2009 list of America's Top 25 Towns to Live Well. Money has also recognized Foster City multiple times as one of the Best Places to Live. Foster City is sometimes considered to be part of Silicon Valley for its local industry and its proximity to Silicon Valley cities. Foster City was founded in the 1960s on engineered landfill in the marshes of the San Francisco Bay, on the east edge of San Mateo. The...
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County:San Mateo County
State:California
Country:United States of America
Population:29,259
Area:19.9 sq. mi.
Time zone:Pacific Time Zone
Also known as:Foster City, California, San Mateo County / Foster City city

Population history for Foster City

YearEstimated Population
2008 29,089
2007 28,692
2006 28,577
2005 28,551
2004 28,628
2003 28,832
2002 29,083
2001 28,498
2000 28,794
1999 30,361
1998 30,404
1997 30,070
1996 29,599
1995 29,231
1994 29,098
1993 28,942
1992 28,660
1991 28,356
1990 28,179
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Famous residents of Foster City

Valerie Fleming
Valerie Fleming
TV Actor

Valerie Fleming is an American bobsledder who has competed since 2003. At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, she won a silver in the two-woman event...
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Airports in or near Foster City

San Francisco International Airport
San Francisco International Airport
Airport code:SFO
Moffett Federal Airfield
Moffett Federal Airfield
Airport code:NUQ
San Rafael Airport
San Rafael Airport
Airport code:AFA
Napa County Airport
Napa County Airport
Airport code:APC

U.S. state

California
California
Population:92,597 (1850)

California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third most extensive . It is home to the nation's second- and sixth-largest census statistical areas , and eight of the nation's fifty most populated cities . The capital city is Sacramento. California's diverse geography ranges from the Pacific Coast in the west, to the Sierra Nevada mountains in the east – from the...
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