San Mateo
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San Mateo

County

Territory

  • officials recorded 4
  • partly recorded 16
  • nothing recorded 13
GEOID
06081
OCD-ID
ocd-division/country:us/state:ca/county:san_mateo
POP
743,568 (2025)
CENTER
37.4362, -122.3557
SOURCE
census tiger

Government of San Mateo

Bodies, seats, agencies and services that belong to San Mateo itself. Jurisdictions inside it are listed separately below.

Organization 23

Departments

  • Department responsible for agricultural regulation, pest management, and commercial weights and measures enforcement in San Mateo County.

  • Elected office responsible for property assessment, vital records, and official document recording in San Mateo County.

  • Governing legislative body of San Mateo County, consisting of 5 elected supervisors representing districts across the county.

  • Department responsible for establishing paternity and enforcing child support orders in San Mateo County.

  • Department responsible for accounting, auditing, payroll, and financial reporting for San Mateo County.

  • Office responsible for investigating deaths and determining cause and manner of death in San Mateo County.

  • Office providing legal advice and representation to San Mateo County government and its agencies.

  • Chief executive office responsible for overall county administration and policy implementation in San Mateo County.

  • Elected office responsible for prosecuting criminal cases and protecting public safety in San Mateo County.

  • Office responsible for disaster preparedness, emergency response coordination, and public alert systems in San Mateo County.

  • Department responsible for environmental health regulations, inspections, and public health protection in San Mateo County.

  • Department overseeing public health programs, disease prevention, and health services for San Mateo County residents.

  • Department managing county employment, recruitment, benefits, and labor relations for San Mateo County.

  • Agency providing social services, public assistance, and community support programs in San Mateo County.

  • Department providing technology infrastructure, systems, and IT services for San Mateo County government.

  • Library Library

    County library system providing public library services across San Mateo County.

  • Department managing county parks, trails, and recreational facilities in San Mateo County.

  • Department responsible for land use planning, zoning, building permits, and code enforcement in San Mateo County.

  • Department providing probation supervision, juvenile services, and community corrections in San Mateo County.

  • Office providing legal defense representation to indigent individuals in criminal cases in San Mateo County.

  • Public Works Public Works

    Department responsible for county roads, infrastructure, flood control, and facility maintenance in San Mateo County.

  • Elected office providing law enforcement, detention, and coroner services for San Mateo County.

  • Office responsible for property tax collection, investment of county funds, and treasury management in San Mateo County.

Within San Mateo

Each of these governs itself. Counts are that jurisdiction's own records.

jurisdictions
54
agencies
85
bodies
20
officials
19
Name Agencies Bodies Officials
San Mateo 7 1 5
Daly City 4 1 5
Redwood City 10 1 8
South San Francisco 1 1 1
San Bruno 8 1 0
Pacifica 7 1 0
Menlo Park 5 1 0
Foster City 5 1 0
Burlingame 5 1 0
San Carlos 5 1 0
East Palo Alto 5 1 0
Belmont 5 1 0
Millbrae 5 1 0
Half Moon Bay 3 1 0
Hillsborough 3 1 0
Atherton 3 1 0
Woodside 1 1 0
Brisbane 1 1 0
Portola Valley 1 1 0
Colma 1 1 0
Bayshore Elementary School District 0 0 0
Baywood Park 0 0 0
Belmont-Redwood Shores Elementary School District 0 0 0
Brisbane Elementary School District 0 0 0
Broadmoor 0 0 0
Burlingame Elementary School District 0 0 0
Cabrillo Unified School District 0 0 0
El Granada 0 0 0
Emerald Lake Hills 0 0 0
Highlands 0 0 0
Hillsborough City Elementary School District 0 0 0
Jefferson Elementary School District 0 0 0
Jefferson Union High School District 0 0 0
Ladera 0 0 0
La Honda 0 0 0
La Honda-Pescadero Unified School District 0 0 0
Las Lomitas Elementary School District 0 0 0
Loma Mar 0 0 0
Menlo Park City Elementary School District 0 0 0
Millbrae Elementary School District 0 0 0
Montara 0 0 0
Moss Beach 0 0 0
North Fair Oaks 0 0 0
Pacifica School District 0 0 0
Pescadero 0 0 0
Ravenswood City Elementary School District 0 0 0
Redwood City Elementary School District 0 0 0
San Bruno Park Elementary School District 0 0 0
San Carlos Elementary School District 0 0 0
San Mateo-Foster City Elementary School District 0 0 0

Showing the 50 largest of 54. Totals include all of them.