Emerald Lake Hills California Map

About Emerald Lake Hills, California

Emerald Lake Hills is a locality in San Mateo County, California, United States. It has a population of approximately 4,406. The population density is 1439.2 people per km². Emerald Lake Hills is located at 37.4647°N, 122.2680°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 94062.

Emerald Lake Hills rises across a series of steep, wooded ridges that shoulder the weight of a dense, verdant canopy. It lies 2.2 miles southwest of Redwood City, CA (from Redwood City, CA: bearing 231°T), and is situated 7.5 miles south-southeast of San Mateo. The landscape shifts from the shadowed hollows of McGarvey Gulch to the sun-bleached slopes that look toward the distant, hazy silhouette of the Coast Ranges. At the center of this terrain, Lower Emerald Lake catches the shifting Pacific light, acting as a quiet mirror for the oaks that cling to the uneven ground. Only three miles to the west, the Pacific Ocean exerts its influence, sending thin veils of salt-heavy fog to drift over the rising land each evening. The earth here feels precarious and alive, resting atop the deep, silent fault lines that have shaped the jagged contours of the topography over eons.

Early settlers carved a residential identity into these slopes, seeking a refuge from the dense, industrial press of the lowlands. Today, the economy of Emerald Lake Hills remains defined by a quiet, professional independence, as residents sustain a life shaped by the immediate proximity of Edgewood Park and Natural Preserve. On quiet mornings, the silence is broken only by the movement of wildlife along the Sylvan Trail or the seasonal rush of water through the Arroyo Ojo De Agua. Life here follows the rhythm of the seasons, where the golden grasses of summer eventually give way to the winter rains that fill the gullies. Bair Island remains a distant, marshy landmark on the horizon, a reminder of the coastal transition that separates these high ridges from the vast, open water beyond.

About This Emerald Lake Hills Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Emerald Lake Hills, California. Coordinates: 37.46466, -122.268023. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Emerald Lake Hills includes the ZIP code (94062), telephone area code (415, 628), county seat of San Mateo County (Redwood City), and school district assignment (Redwood City Elementary School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.