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About Stanford

Population

13,809 in city
7,427,757 in metro

Size

7 km² (3 mi²)

Altitude

20 m

The home of Stanford University is a census-designated place located in Santa Clara County on the western border of Palo Alto. Tall structures include the landmark Hoover Tower.

Metro Cities

Alameda, Albany, American Canyon, Belmont, Berkeley, Bodega, Bodega Bay, Brentwood, Brisbane, Burlingame, Campbell, Castro Valley, Colma, Concord, Cotati, Cupertino, Daly City, Danville, Dublin, East Palo Alto, El Cerrito, Emeryville, Fairfield, Forestville, Foster City, Fremont, Gilroy, Glen Ellen, Graton, Guerneville, Hayward, Healdsburg, Hillsborough, Jenner, Kentfield, La Selva Beach, Larkspur, Livermore, Los Altos, Los Altos Hills, Los Gatos, Martinez, Menlo Park, Mill Valley, Milpitas, Monte Sereno, Moraga, Mountain View, Napa, Newark, Novato, Oakland, Occidental, Orinda, Pacifica, Palo Alto, Petaluma, Pleasant Hill, Pleasanton, Redwood City, Richmond, Rio Nido, Rohnert Park, San Bruno, San Carlos, San Francisco, San Jose, San Leandro, San Mateo, San Pablo, San Rafael, San Ramon, Santa Clara, Santa Rosa, Saratoga, Sausalito, Sebastopol, Sonoma, South San Francisco, Stanford, Sunnyvale, Tiburon, Vacaville, Vallejo, Valley Ford, Walnut Creek, Windsor, Woodside

No. of Buildings

No.	Current status
21	All Buildings
17	existing
4	under construction

Tallest Buildings

#	Building	Height	Year
1	Hoover Tower	87 m	1941
2	Blackwelder Highrise	-	1971
3	Quillen Highrise	-	1971
4	Escondido Village Building D	-	2020
5	Escondido Village Building C	-	2020

Building types

No.	Type
14	low-rise building
3	high-rise building
2	house
1	church
1	sculpture

Other buildings

No.	Type
1	Famous buildings
0	Buildings with construction images