Redwood City
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 Redwood City Skyline |
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| Location in San Mateo County | |
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | May 11, 1867 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | California |
| County : | San Mateo County |
| Coordinates : | 37 ° 29 ′ N , 122 ° 14 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Pacific ( UTC − 8 / −7 ) |
| Residents : | 78,000 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 1,544.6 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 89.5 km 2 (approx. 35 mi 2 ) of which 50.5 km 2 (approx. 19 mi 2 ) is land |
| Height : | 6 m |
| Postcodes : | 94059, 94061-94065 |
| Area code : | +1 650 |
| FIPS : | 06-60102 |
| GNIS ID : | 0277584 |
| Website : | redwoodcity.org |
| Mayor : | Jeff Ira |
Redwood City is a city in San Mateo County in the US state of California . The city has 78,000 inhabitants (as of 2010) and is the seat of the county administration. The urban area has a size of 89.5 km².
The Redwood Shores district is the headquarters of Electronic Arts and Oracle .
Town twinning
sons and daughters of the town
- Robert Sherman (1940-2004), actor and playwright
- Chris Lebenzon (* 1953), film editor
- Jeff Clark (* 1957), big wave surfer
- Ron Kauk (* 1957), climber
- Rex J. Walheim (* 1962), astronaut
- Christopher Sullivan (* 1965), US national soccer player
- Chris Roberts (* 1968), game designer
- Chelsi Smith (1973-2018), beauty queen
- Cedric Bixler-Zavala (* 1974), musician
- Linda Cardellini (born 1975), actress
- Mike Hedlund (* 1977), racing car driver
- Paul Shirley (* 1977), basketball player and book author
- Samantha Reeves (born 1979), tennis player
- Greg Camarillo (born 1982), American football player
- Ross Malinger (* 1984), actor
- Sara Fulp-Allen (* 1985), wrestler
- Julian Edelman (born 1986), American football player
- Steven Lugerner (* 1988), jazz musician, composer and music teacher
- Alex Black (born 1989), actor
- Davante Adams (born 1992), American football player
See also
Web links
Commons : Redwood City - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
