Palo Alto California ZIP Codes

Palo Alto holds 6 ZIP codes, spread across 2 counties.

Every ZIP code in Palo Alto

The complete list of Palo Alto, California ZIP codes with the county each falls in.
ZIP codeCounty
94301Santa Clara County
94302Santa Clara County
94303San Mateo County
94304Santa Clara County
94306Santa Clara County
94309Santa Clara County

We do not publish a delivery type (standard, PO box, unique) or a neighbourhood for each ZIP. USPS delivery-type products are licensed, and no clean-rights source maps ZIP codes to neighbourhoods — so the Palo Alto codes above are listed without a column we would have to invent.

Scope every ZIP code recorded for Palo Alto. Source GeoNames US postal codes (2026-07 postal dump) and Census 2024 county Gazetteer (2024 Gazetteer). Updated . ZIP codes are delivery-route groupings, not areas; the boundaries implied by any ZIP map are approximations.

How these codes cluster

Every Palo Alto ZIP code begins 943. Those first three digits identify the sectional center facility that processes mail for this part of California. Statewide that range covers 7 ZIP codes, so Palo Alto accounts for 86% of it.

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Area codes covering Palo Alto

ZIP codes and area codes are separate systems — one routes mail, the other routes calls — and they do not share boundaries. The code below serves the same ground Palo Alto occupies.

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Where Palo Alto's ZIP codes sit

Each point is one Palo Alto ZIP code, plotted from its record coordinates. The outline is the convex envelope of those points — a footprint, not a boundary.
  • Reference points and footprint
  • Not an official NANPA boundary
  • Not a USPS delivery area

Cities near Palo Alto

The closest places to Palo Alto with their own ZIP code list, nearest first.
CityDistanceZIP codes
Los Altos California ZIP codes3.2 mi3 ZIP codes
Mountain View California ZIP codes3.5 mi6 ZIP codes
Atherton California ZIP codes5.3 mi1 ZIP code
Portola Valley California ZIP codes5.4 mi1 ZIP code
Menlo Park California ZIP codes5.8 mi2 ZIP codes
Sunnyvale California ZIP codes6.5 mi5 ZIP codes
Cupertino California ZIP codes7.6 mi2 ZIP codes
Redwood City California ZIP codes9.1 mi5 ZIP codes

Straight-line distance between place reference points, not driving distance.