Peninsula Neighborhood Guides
Every neighborhood I cover in Burlingame, Hillsborough, San Mateo, Redwood City and San Carlos, 88 in all. Each guide covers the homes and streets, parks, nearby public schools, getting around and a map of where the neighborhood sits.
Burlingame Neighborhoods
12 neighborhoods. See them all on the Burlingame map and city guide.
Downtown BurlingameDowntown Burlingame is the heart of town, centered on Burlingame Avenue between El Camino Real and California Drive.Burlingame TerraceBurlingame Terrace was surveyed and laid out in October 1905, in the area between Oak Grove Avenue, Broadway, El Camino Real and California Drive.Easton AdditionEaston Addition takes its name from the Easton family, who subdivided the land in 1905.Ray ParkRay Park was built mostly in the mid 20th century.Mills EstateMills Estate covers the hillside streets off Trousdale Drive, on land once owned by banker Darius Ogden Mills.Lyon HoagLyon Hoag is one of Burlingame's earliest tracts.Burlingame ParkBurlingame Park is one of the town's earliest neighborhoods, laid out in the 1890s around the Burlingame Country Club, which opened in 1893.Burlingame GardensBurlingame Gardens sits east of the railroad tracks, between Broadway and Oak Grove Avenue.BurlingablesBurlingables is also known as Oak Grove Manor.Burlingame GroveBurlingame Grove is a compact area near Laguna Park and the Broadway shopping district.Burlingame VillageBurlingame Village is a small enclave on the north end of Burlingame, near Village Park and BART.Burlingame HillsBurlingame Hills is a hillside area toward Interstate 280, bordering Hillsborough.
Hillsborough Neighborhoods
15 neighborhoods. See them all on the Hillsborough map and city guide.
Ryan TractRyan Tract covers the flats around Hillsborough Town Hall, off Floribunda Avenue at the northeast edge of town.Country Club ManorCountry Club Manor wraps around the Burlingame Country Club in north Hillsborough.Hillsborough OaksHillsborough Oaks sits at the far north end of town, where Hillsborough meets Burlingame near Broadway.SkyfarmSkyfarm climbs west from the country club area toward Interstate 280.Hillsborough HillsHillsborough Hills is the northwest corner of town, next to the unincorporated Burlingame Hills area and close to Interstate 280.HomeplaceHomeplace sits off upper Barroilhet Drive in central Hillsborough.Hillsborough KnollsHillsborough Knolls covers mid town streets such as San Raymundo Road, La Cumbre Road and El Arroyo Road.Hillsborough HeightsHillsborough Heights covers the lower flats near El Cerrito Avenue, where Hillsborough meets the San Mateo Park neighborhood of San Mateo.Brewer SubdivisionThe Brewer Subdivision covers the lower south flats of Hillsborough around Uplands Drive and Rockridge Road.Hillsborough ParkHillsborough Park sits midway up the south hills, around Black Mountain Road, Vista Road and Chiltern Road.CarolandsThe Carolands neighborhood occupies upper Hillsborough land carved from the former 554 acre estate of Harriett Pullman Carolan, daughter of…Hillsborough HighlandsHillsborough Highlands centers on Tartan Trail Road, between Crystal Springs Road and Black Mountain Road in south Hillsborough.LakeviewLakeview covers upper south Hillsborough along the Crystal Springs watershed, near where San Mateo Creek leaves Lower Crystal Springs Reservoir.Tobin Clark EstateThis neighborhood sits in the southeast hills above San Mateo and is built around the Tobin Clark Estate, a house designed by architect David…Parrott DriveThe Parrott Drive area is a small southern pocket of Hillsborough reached from the San Mateo side.
San Mateo Neighborhoods
35 neighborhoods. See them all on the San Mateo map and city guide.
San Mateo ParkSan Mateo Park sits on the west side of San Mateo, between El Camino Real and the Hillsborough town line.Bowie Estate and WoodlakeBowie Estate and Woodlake sit at the north end of San Mateo near the Burlingame line, east of El Camino Real.North ShoreviewNorth Shoreview is on the bay side of San Mateo, east of Highway 101.North CentralNorth Central sits just north of downtown San Mateo.Downtown San MateoDowntown San Mateo grew up around the railroad.Eastern AdditionThe Eastern Addition is one of the oldest platted areas in San Mateo.South ShoreviewSouth Shoreview is on the bay side of San Mateo, east of Highway 101 and south of Third Avenue.BaywoodBaywood takes its name from John Parrott's estate.Hayward ParkHayward Park is former estate land of Alvinza Hayward, a mining millionaire whose large Victorian house later became the Peninsula Hotel in 1908.SunnybraeSunnybrae is a small, mostly residential neighborhood in central San Mateo.19th Avenue Park19th Avenue Park is an Eichler neighborhood in central San Mateo, built from 1953 to 1955.ParksideParkside sits on the east side of San Mateo along Marina Lagoon, the former Seal Slough.Mariners IslandMariners Island is on the east edge of San Mateo, where the city meets Foster City.HarbortownHarbortown is a condominium and townhome community near Mariners Island Boulevard on the east side of San Mateo.AragonAragon is a residential neighborhood in central San Mateo, between El Camino Real and Alameda de las Pulgas.Baywood KnollsBaywood Knolls is a small hillside pocket on the west side of San Mateo, just west of Baywood along Parrott Drive and Alameda de las Pulgas.HomesteadHomestead takes its name from the Homestead Estate, a 300 acre property west of El Camino Real that banker Antoine Borel bought in 1874.Fiesta GardensFiesta Gardens is a 1950s neighborhood on the east side of San Mateo.LakeshoreLakeshore sits on the east side of San Mateo, between Highway 101 and Marina Lagoon.Foothill TerraceFoothill Terrace climbs the hills west of Alameda de las Pulgas, near where Highway 92 cuts through the San Mateo foothills.Beresford ManorBeresford Manor covers residential streets south of Highway 92, between El Camino Real and Alameda de las Pulgas.Bay MeadowsBay Meadows is built on the 83 acre site of the Bay Meadows racetrack, which ran from 1934 to 2008.Los PradosLos Prados sits on the bay side of San Mateo, between Highway 101 and Marina Lagoon, south of East Hillsdale Boulevard.Beresford ParkThis neighborhood takes its name from Beresford Park, one of San Mateo's larger parks, at 2720 Alameda de las Pulgas.San Mateo VillageSan Mateo Village is a residential pocket in southern San Mateo, east of the Caltrain tracks and close to the Belmont city line.Glendale VillageGlendale Village sits in the southeast corner of San Mateo, next to San Mateo Village.LauriedaleLauriedale is a pocket of condos and townhomes in southern San Mateo, near the Belmont city line and close to Highway 101.San Mateo TerraceSan Mateo Terrace covers residential streets near Hillsdale High School in southern San Mateo.San Mateo Woods and BayridgeSan Mateo Woods and Bayridge are hillside streets in the western foothills of San Mateo, near the College of San Mateo and West Hillsdale Boulevard.Westwood KnollsWestwood Knolls covers homes around West 39th Avenue in southern San Mateo, with nearby streets such as Rolling Hills Avenue.HillsdaleHillsdale traces back to developer David Bohannon, who bought about 848 acres of the Beresford area in 1939 and 1940 and began building homes.LaurelwoodLaurelwood is a hillside neighborhood in southwest San Mateo, just south of Highway 92.SugarloafSugarloaf is a hillside neighborhood beside the Sugarloaf Mountain open space, south of Highway 92 near De Anza Boulevard.Baywood Park and Enchanted HillsBaywood Park and Enchanted Hills are wooded hillside streets west of Parrott Drive, above the city of San Mateo.San Mateo HighlandsThe San Mateo Highlands sits on Pulgas Ridge, bordered by Interstate 280 on the west, Highway 92 on the south, Polhemus Road on the east and…
Redwood City Neighborhoods
19 neighborhoods. See them all on the Redwood City map and city guide.
Redwood ShoresRedwood Shores is a planned community on the bay side of Highway 101, built from the 1960s on land that was once Leslie Salt evaporation ponds.Bair IslandBair Island is Redwood City's waterfront neighborhood, entirely east of Highway 101 between Whipple Avenue and Woodside Road.CentennialCentennial covers Redwood City's northeast corner, running from El Camino Real to Highway 101 between Cordilleras Creek and Brewster Avenue.Edgewood ParkEdgewood Park sits at Redwood City's north end, with Cordilleras Creek along its northern edge forming much of the border with San Carlos.CanyonCanyon sits in the western hills around Canyon Road, roughly bounded by Alameda de las Pulgas, Edgewood Road, Cordilleras Road, Canyon Road and…DowntownDowntown is the center of Redwood City and of San Mateo County government.Mount CarmelMount Carmel is a roughly square neighborhood of just over half a square mile, bounded by Whipple Avenue, Myrtle Street, Jefferson Avenue and El…Eagle HillEagle Hill is a small, almost entirely residential neighborhood bounded by Whipple Avenue, Myrtle Street, Jefferson Avenue and Alameda de las Pulgas.Farm HillFarm Hill is Redwood City's westernmost neighborhood, set in the hills along the Woodside border with Alameda de las Pulgas on its eastern edge.Emerald Lake HillsEmerald Lake Hills is unincorporated San Mateo County with a Redwood City mailing address and the 94062 ZIP code, so local services come from the…Friendly AcresFriendly Acres stretches from Woodside Road south to Marsh Road and from Bay Road east toward the bay, with Highway 101 running through it.Stambaugh HellerStambaugh Heller is one of Redwood City's older neighborhoods, a rough rectangle between Highway 101, Woodside Road, El Camino Real and Maple Street.CentralCentral is a flat neighborhood between Jefferson Avenue and Redwood Avenue, with El Camino Real on the east and Red Morton Park just beyond its…RooseveltRoosevelt is a mostly residential neighborhood surrounded by other Redwood City neighborhoods, with Jefferson Avenue on the north, Alameda de las…Redwood VillageRedwood Village is likely the smallest of Redwood City's neighborhoods, set south of Woodside Road between the Caltrain tracks and Bay Road.North Fair OaksNorth Fair Oaks is unincorporated San Mateo County, and much of it carries a Redwood City mailing address.Redwood OaksRedwood Oaks lies south of Woodside Road, stretching from Nimitz Avenue east to the Caltrain tracks, with unincorporated county land and Atherton…Palm ParkPalm Park is a roughly triangular neighborhood with Woodside Road along one side and Redwood Avenue and Valota Road along the others, its tip…Woodside PlazaWoodside Plaza is bounded roughly by Woodside Road, Fernside Street, Goodwin Avenue and Valota Road, with a few parcels across Woodside Road.
San Carlos Neighborhoods
7 neighborhoods. See them all on the San Carlos map and city guide.
CordesCordes covers north San Carlos, from San Carlos Avenue up to the Belmont border.Clearfield ParkClearfield Park is the east side of San Carlos, between El Camino Real and the business district that runs toward Industrial Road and US 101.Howard ParkHoward Park is the northern part of the San Carlos flats, running from San Carlos Avenue to Brittan Avenue and from El Camino Real to Alameda de…Beverly TerraceBeverly Terrace is one of the largest neighborhoods in San Carlos, covering the hills west of Alameda de las Pulgas between San Carlos Avenue and…DevonshireDevonshire is an unincorporated pocket of San Mateo County in the hills around Devonshire Avenue and Winding Way.White Oaks and El Sereno CorteWhite Oaks and El Sereno Corte make up the southern part of the San Carlos flats, south of Brittan Avenue between El Camino Real and Alameda de…Alder ManorAlder Manor is the southwest corner of San Carlos, west of Alameda de las Pulgas and south of Brittan Avenue toward Redwood City, including the…
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