Palo Alto, California is located in Orange County.
Palo Alto -LRB- -LSB- ˌpæloʊ ˈæltoʊ -RSB- ; -LSB- ˈpalo ˈalto -RSB- ; from palo , literally `` stick '' , colloquially `` tree '' , and alto `` tall '' ; meaning  : `` tall tree '' -RRB- is a charter city located in the northwest corner of Santa Clara County , California , in the San Francisco Bay Area of the United States .. Santa Clara County. Santa Clara County, California. California. California. County. List of counties in California. Santa Clara. Santa Clara County, California. charter city. charter city. San Francisco Bay Area. San Francisco Bay Area. The city shares its borders with East Palo Alto , Mountain View , Los Altos , Los Altos Hills , Stanford , Portola Valley , and Menlo Park .. East Palo Alto. East Palo Alto, California. Mountain View. Mountain View, California. Los Altos. Los Altos, California. Los Altos Hills. Los Altos Hills, California. Stanford. Stanford, California. Portola Valley. Portola Valley, California. Menlo Park. Menlo Park, California. It is named after a coast redwood tree called El Palo Alto .. El Palo Alto. El Palo Alto. coast redwood tree. Sequoia sempervirens. Palo Alto was established by Leland Stanford Sr. when he founded Stanford University , following the death of his son , Leland Stanford Jr. .. Stanford. Stanford, California. Stanford University. Stanford University. The city includes portions of Stanford and is headquarters to a number of high-technology companies , including Hewlett-Packard -LRB- HP -RRB- , Space Systems / Loral , VMware , Tesla Motors , Ford Research and Innovation Center , PARC , IDEO , Skype , Palantir Technologies , and Houzz .. Stanford. Stanford, California. high-technology. technology. Hewlett-Packard. Hewlett-Packard. Space Systems / Loral. Space Systems / Loral. VMware. VMware. Tesla Motors. Tesla Motors. Ford Research and Innovation Center. Ford Research and Innovation Center. PARC. PARC ( company ). IDEO. IDEO. Skype. Skype. Palantir Technologies. Palantir Technologies. Houzz. Houzz. It has also served as an incubator to several other high-technology companies such as Google , Facebook , Logitech , Intuit , Pinterest , and PayPal .. high-technology. technology. Google. Google. Facebook. Facebook. Logitech. Logitech. Intuit. Intuit. Pinterest. Pinterest. PayPal. PayPal. As of the 2010 census , the city 's total resident population is 64,403 .. 2010 census. 2010 United States Census. Palo Alto is one of the most expensive cities in the United States and its residents are amongst the highest educated in the country .