CDP
North Fair Oaks
North Fair Oaks is a community name the Census tracks. It helps you name the place, but it usually is not city hall. Start with the county layer unless an official local district says otherwise.
Starting point
Start with the county unless an official district says otherwise.
A Census-designated place is a useful local name, but it usually does not have its own city hall. For permits, records, taxes, courts, and many services, begin with the county layer.
Special districts, utilities, schools, fire agencies, parks, water agencies, coastal rules, and state maps can still control a specific issue.
2025 population
Not available
Land area
1.196 sq mi
Water area
0 sq mi
Directory notes
Local layers to keep on the same page.
Treat this as a community name.
A CDP can be real and useful on the ground, but it normally does not mean there is a city hall for permits, rent rules, business licenses, or local code.
Start with the county.
San Mateo County is the county layer shown in the Census place-county reference data.
Watch for districts.
Water, sewer, fire, school, parks, utilities, coast, wildfire, and special taxes can still belong to a district or state agency.
County layer
County shown for North Fair Oaks
Practical notes
Office, map, permit, and paperwork notes for North Fair Oaks
County layer · Cars and driving · Reviewed July 5, 2026
Daly City street sweeping is really a parking-window check
Daly City's street sweeping rules depend on the posted block and time window, and citations can still happen after the sweeper has already passed.
County layer · Cars and driving · Reviewed July 5, 2026
Free South City Shuttle links the hill, downtown, and transit
South San Francisco's free shuttle runs on weekdays and links local stops with SamTrans, BART, Caltrain, downtown, parks, stores, and civic destinations.
County layer · History and culture · Reviewed July 5, 2026
Redwood City keeps old civic buildings in daily downtown life
Redwood City's historic downtown includes the Historic San Mateo County Courthouse, Fox Theatre, Lathrop House, and Courthouse Square, where the old center still works as a public gathering place.
County layer · Home and property · Reviewed July 5, 2026
Redwood City utility bills and garbage bills can split apart
Redwood City bills water and sewer in some cases, while garbage collection and billing are handled through Recology, so residents should check which bill they are holding.
County layer · Home and property · Reviewed July 5, 2026
San Bruno building permits use MGO Connect
San Bruno's Building Division uses MGO Connect for online permits, application tracking, documents, payments, and inspection scheduling.
County layer · Home and property · Reviewed July 4, 2026
Daly City bulky goods go through Republic Services
Daly City residents work with Republic Services for bulky goods collection, service starts and stops, billing questions, and some garbage pickup issues.
Almanac notes
Stories and local context near North Fair Oaks
County layer · Outdoors
Coyote Point shows San Mateo's busy Bay edge
Coyote Point Recreation Area brings together Bay views, a marina, marsh habitat, a beach promenade, windsurfing, playgrounds, CuriOdyssey, picnic areas, and SFO planes overhead.
County layer · History and culture
South San Francisco's biotech story grew from an industrial city
South San Francisco is known as the birthplace of biotechnology, with Genentech's 1976 start helping shift an older industrial city into a major life-science center.
County layer · History and culture
The Cow Palace gives Daly City a big Bay Area memory
The Cow Palace in Daly City began in 1941 and still carries a mix of rodeo, concert, sports, convention, and community history near the San Francisco line.
County layer · History and culture
Sign Hill turns South San Francisco's old slogan into a walk
South San Francisco's Sign Hill carries the famous 'The Industrial City' sign, but the hillside is also a 65-acre open space with rare plants and habitat.
County layer · History and culture
Atherton began as Fair Oaks, a quiet rail stop for estate country
Atherton's story starts with Fair Oaks, the San Francisco-to-San Jose rail line, large country estates, and Holbrook-Palmer Park's surviving estate buildings.
County layer · History and culture
Bay Meadows still explains a big piece of San Mateo
The former Bay Meadows racetrack site shows why part of San Mateo now mixes housing, offices, shops, parks, and Caltrain access in one busy rail-side area.
County layer · History and culture
Half Moon Bay turns pumpkin season into a Main Street event
Half Moon Bay's pumpkin festival, weigh-off, farm fields, and coastal Main Street make the town's fall identity easy to see.
County layer · History and culture
Millbrae's old depot keeps the railroad story near today's transit
Millbrae's historic depot connects the city to early Peninsula rail service, Darius Mills, milk shipments, station life, preservation, Caltrain, and BART.