Palo Alto City Hall - Civic Center
250 Hamilton Avenue
Palo Alto, CA 94301
Phone: 650-329-2100 (Lobby)
Palo Alto is strategically located and easily accessible to major surface routes, including Interstate 280, Highway 101, Highway 84 - the Dumbarton Bridge and Highway 92 - the Hayward-San Mateo Bridge.
The City of Palo Alto is more than 100 years old, and is named after a majestic 1000 year old coastal redwood tree along San Francisquito Creek, where early Spanish explorers settled.
Unique among California cities, Palo Alto is a full-service municipality that owns and operates its gas, electric, water, sewer, refuse and storm drainage services at very competitive rates for its customers.
