Town guide

Los Altos Hills, California

Los Altos Hills is a town in Santa Clara County, California, home to about 8,377 people across 9.0 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 94022 and 94024.

Homes sold for a median of $1,858 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.

Population8,377928 per sq mi
Median home value$2M+Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$1,858Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking45%Median of 2 ZIP codes

ZIP codes in Los Altos Hills

2 ZIP codes, 2 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Los Altos Hills

Distances

Nearest major airportMineta San Jose International Airport (SJC)10 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+San Jose, CA18 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Los Angeles, CA311 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Los Altos Hills; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Los Altos Hills

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Los Altos Hills had 8,489 residents in the 2020 census, up 7% since 2000.

It’s the 533rd largest of 1,563 towns in California by population.

Santa Clara County grew from 60,216 residents in 1900 to 1,936,259 in 2020.

Los Altos Hills population by census2000: 7,902, 2010: 7,922, 2020: 8,4897,90220007,92220108,4892020

Santa Clara County, 1900–2020

Santa Clara County population, 1900 to 20201900: 60,216, 1910: 83,539, 1920: 100,676, 1930: 145,118, 1940: 174,949, 1950: 290,547, 1960: 642,315, 1970: 1,064,714, 1980: 1,295,071, 1990: 1,497,577, 2000: 1,682,585, 2010: 1,781,642, 2020: 1,936,25960K’00’10101K’20’30175K’40’50642K’60’701.3M’80’901.7M’00’101.9M’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 78°F in summer, and winter lows average 42°F. About 13.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near Los Altos HillsJan: high 59°F, low 42°F, 2.5 in; Feb: high 62°F, low 45°F, 2.9 in; Mar: high 65°F, low 47°F, 2 in; Apr: high 68°F, low 49°F, 1 in; May: high 72°F, low 53°F, 0.4 in; Jun: high 76°F, low 56°F, 0.1 in; Jul: high 77°F, low 59°F, 0 in; Aug: high 77°F, low 59°F, 0 in; Sep: high 78°F, low 57°F, 0.1 in; Oct: high 74°F, low 53°F, 0.6 in; Nov: high 66°F, low 46°F, 1.4 in; Dec: high 59°F, low 42°F, 2.5 in59°42°Jan2.562°45°Feb2.965°47°Mar2.068°49°Apr1.072°53°May0.476°56°Jun0.177°59°Jul0.077°59°Aug0.078°57°Sep0.174°53°Oct0.666°46°Nov1.459°42°Dec2.5Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Moffett Federal Airfield, CA weather station (4 miles away).

Jobs in Santa Clara County

1,171,397 jobs at 49,154 businesses in Santa Clara County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Santa Clara CountyInformation: 179,629 jobs; Professional services: 166,741 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 129,919 jobs; Manufacturing: 93,489 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 86,920 jobs; Company headquarters: 82,154 jobs; Retail trade: 78,955 jobs; Wholesale trade: 77,599 jobsInformation 15% Professional services 14% Health care and social assistance 11% Manufacturing 8% Hotels and restaurants 7% Company headquarters 7% Retail trade 7% Wholesale trade 7%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

618 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Los Altos Hills’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

  • Palo Alto Va Medical CenterVA hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Palo Alto2.2 miles
  • El Camino HealthGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Mountain View2.3 miles
  • Stanford Health CareGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Stanford4.0 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors89
Specialist doctors68
Dentists49
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants47
Mental health providers253
Physical and occupational therapists68
Optometrists15
Chiropractors29
Pharmacies5

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.

Places in and around Los Altos Hills

Parks (30 nearby)

  • Cuesta Park · 37 acres2.1 mi
  • Rengstorff Park · 23 acres2.0 mi
  • Esther Clark Park · 22 acres1.4 mi
  • Terman Park · 8 acres1.8 mi
  • Eagle Park · 7 acres2.0 mi
  • Purissima Park · 7 acres1.6 mi

Grocery stores (12 nearby)

  • Draeger's0.1 mi
  • Safeway0.1 mi
  • DeMartini Orchard0.5 mi
  • Whole Foods Market1.6 mi

Pharmacies (6 nearby)

  • Walgreens0.2 mi
  • CVS Pharmacy1.6 mi
  • Walgreens1.6 mi
  • CVS Pharmacy1.8 mi

Libraries (4 nearby)

  • Los Altos Library0.4 mi
  • Covington School Library0.8 mi
  • Library, Tutorial Center, College and Career Center0.8 mi
  • Hubert H. Semans Library1.2 mi

Museums (2 nearby)

  • J. Gilbert Smith House0.5 mi
  • Los Altos History Museum0.5 mi

Theaters and performance venues (5 nearby)

  • Bus Barn Theater0.5 mi
  • Eagle Theater0.8 mi
  • Smithwick Theatre1.2 mi
  • Lohman Theatre1.3 mi
  • Community School of Music and Arts2.1 mi

Counts are within about 2 miles of the center of town.

Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.

Colleges, teams and notable people

Colleges and universities

  • Foothill College

Notable people born here

  • Max Thieriot (1988) · American actor

Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.

Schools in Los Altos Hills

Public schools here are run by Los Altos Elementary, Bullis Charter District, Cupertino Union and others. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (13)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Almond ElementaryLos AltosK–6354Public1.1 mi
Bullis CharterLos AltosK–8997Charter1.3 mi
Covington ElementaryLos AltosK–6404Public0.7 mi
Gardner Bullis ElementaryLos Altos HillsK–6313Public0.7 mi
Loyola ElementaryLos AltosK–6367Public1.9 mi
Montclaire ElementaryLos AltosK–5442Public3.1 mi
Oak Avenue ElementaryLos AltosK–6334Public3.0 mi
Santa Rita ElementaryLos AltosK–6326Public1.2 mi
Ardis G. Egan Junior HighLos Altos7–8517Public1.3 mi
Georgina P. Blach Junior HighLos Altos7–8388Public2.2 mi
Los Altos HighLos Altos9–122,170Public0.9 mi
Palo Alto Middle College HighLos Altos Hills9–1245Public1.2 mi
LASD PreschoolLos Altos——Public0.8 mi
Private schools (10)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
St Simon Parish SchoolLos AltosPre-K–8477Roman Catholic3.0 mi
Ventana SchoolLos AltosPre-K–592Episcopal1.2 mi
Waldorf School of the PeninsulaLos AltosPre-K–12252Nonsectarian2.7 mi
Waldorf School-PeninsulaLos AltosPre-K–12249Nonsectarian2.7 mi
St Nicholas Catholic SchoolLos Altos HillsTK–8270Roman Catholic1.0 mi
Heritage AcademyLos AltosK–550Christian (no specific denomination)0.9 mi
Los Altos Christian SchoolLos Altos HillsK–12162Baptist1.6 mi
Pinewood Private of Los AltosLos AltosK–12598Nonsectarian1.0 mi
Miramonte Christian SchoolLos Altos1–884Seventh-day Adventist2.3 mi
School for Independent LearnersLos Altos8–12225Nonsectarian1.6 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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Shares ZIP codes with Los Altos, Palo Alto and Loyola.

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