East Palo Alto, California

About East Palo Alto

East Palo Alto is a thriving city in western California with an estimated population of 29,296.

East Palo Alto holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 2.53 square miles, giving it one of the denser urban centers in the region at roughly 11,579 residents per square mile.

📰 East Palo Alto News Today

• Arrest made in East Palo Alto after cops track down stolen vehicle KRON4 · Aug 10
• An East Palo Alto Youth Center Makes Space for Adults — With a Side of Funk KQED · Jul 31
• Dennis Hardnett Obituary | Jones Mortuary Inc. | East Palo Alto, CA Tribute Archive · Aug 16
• East Palo Alto: Barragan Opts Out Of Reelection Run sfgate.com · Jul 31
• East Palo Alto Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 22

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes East Palo Alto Unique

• The only place in America named East Palo Alto — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Big-city energy: 11,579 people per square mile.
• Positioned in western California, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Big enough for services and schools, small enough to feel like home.
• Local businesses and schools anchored by a stable resident base of 29,296.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 4 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in East Palo Alto

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🍽️ Where to Eat in East Palo Alto

• Chef Zhao Kitchen — chinese
• Mountain Mike's Pizza — pizza
• Starbucks — coffee shop (café)
• TOGO's — sandwich
• Baylands Cafe (café)
• Cafe Zoe (café)
• Cloud9 Coffee (café)
• House of Bagels — bagel
• Las michoacanitas — mexican
• Taqueria La Cazuela — mexican

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Lucy Evans Baylands Nature Interpretive Center · Museum
• Environmental Volunteers EcoCenter · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in East Palo Alto

• Collective Roots Community Garden · Garden reviews ★
• Cooley Landing Park reviews ★
• Eleanor Pardee Garden · Garden reviews ★
• Henry W. Seale Park reviews ★
• Rinconada Garden · Garden reviews ★
• Bell Street Park reviews ★
• Bridge Pop Park reviews ★
• Byxbee Park reviews ★
• Eleanor Pardee Park reviews ★
• Greer Park reviews ★
• Jack Farrell Park reviews ★
• Joel Davis Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in East Palo Alto

• Aspire East Palo Alto Charter
• Cesar Chavez Ravenswood Middle
• Costano Elementary
• East Palo Alto Academy
• KIPP Esperanza High
• Los Robles-Ronald McNair Academy
• Oxford Day Academy

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of East Palo Alto

🏘️ Nearby Communities