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

• East Palo Alto mayor’s Oct. 7 ‘Day of Remembrance’ proclamation draws scrutiny Local News Matters · Oct 7
• Deadly East Palo Alto crash: Family members speak KTVU · Sep 29
• East Palo Alto: Mayor's Oct. 7 Remembrance Proclamation Draws Scrutiny SFGATE · Oct 6
• East Palo Alto Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 22
• 'You Need Thick Skin': East Palo Alto Mayor Webster Lincoln Defies Backlash for Standing With Jews in Antisemitism Fight Combat Antisemitism Movement · Aug 18

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest California headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

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

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🍽️ 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 · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🎡 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

🌤️ Current Weather

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Source: National Weather Service

🔧 Local Services

Local Garage Door Repair Inc
Serving East Palo Alto, CA
📞 (650) 684-8842

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🗺️ Map of East Palo Alto

🏘️ Nearby Communities