What is the population of Burlingame, California?

Burlingame has a population of approximately 30,525 according to the latest available open data.

Where is Burlingame, California located?

Burlingame is located in California, United States, at approximate coordinates 37.5900°, -122.3633°.

What is the median household income in Burlingame?

The median household income in Burlingame is approximately $174,000 based on the most recent open data.

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Burlingame

Total population

30,525

Median home value

$2,000,001

64.2%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$174,000

Burlingame$174k

National$74k

Elevation39 m

Land area15.68 km²

Weather77°F · Sunny

Coordinates37.59°, -122.36°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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Coastal Flood Advisory · Minor
Coastal Flood Advisory issued October 1 at 12:20PM PDT until October 2 at 6:00PM PDT by NWS San Francisco CA
Heat Advisory · Moderate
Heat Advisory issued October 1 at 9:43AM PDT until October 4 at 10:00PM PDT by NWS San Francisco CA

Source: NOAA National Weather Service.

City facts

Elevation

39 m

Area

15.68 km²

Official website

www.burlingame.org

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Burlingame is a city in San Mateo County, California, United States. It is located on the San Francisco Peninsula and has a significant shoreline on San Francisco Bay. The city is named after diplomat Anson Burlingame. As of the 2020 census, the city population was 31,386.

History & geography

History

Burlingame is situated on land previously owned by San Francisco-based merchant William Davis Merry Howard. Howard planted many eucalyptus trees on his property and retired to live on the land. Howard died in 1856 and the land was sold to William C. Ralston, a prominent banker. In 1868, Ralston named the land after his friend Anson Burlingame, the United States Ambassador to China. After the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, hundreds of lots in Burlingame were sold to people looking to establish new homes, and the town of Burlingame was incorporated in 1908. The city also has many parks and eucalyptus groves. In 2018, upon the 150th anniversary of the 1868 landmark Burlingame Treaty between the U.S. and China, a new bust of diplomat Anson Burlingame, sculpted by Zhou Limin from China, was unveiled at an international ceremony at the Burlingame Public Library.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of . of it is land, and of it (comprising 27.25%) is water. Several creeks drain across Burlingame from the peninsula foothills to the San Francisco Bay. Burlingame experiences warm and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above . According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Burlingame has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate.

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