Place:Portola Valley, San Mateo, California, United States

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NamePortola Valley
Alt namesPortolasource: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS6032297
Portolo Valleysource: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS6032297
TypeTown
Coordinates37.375°N 122.219°W
Located inSan Mateo, California, United States
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source: Family History Library Catalog


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Portola Valley is an incorporated town in San Mateo County, California, United States. The population was 4,353 at the 2010 census. It was named for Spanish explorer Gaspar de Portolà, who led the first party of Europeans to explore the San Francisco Peninsula, in 1769.

Portola Valley is one of the top forty wealthiest towns in the United States of America, with a median household income of $164,479 a year. Within the State of California, Portola Valley is ranked as the sixth wealthiest place. The zip code 94028, which encompasses the whole of Portola Valley, has the 31st most expensive housing prices within the country according to Forbes Magazine 2010.

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