ATHERTON, CA IS AN INCORPORATED TOWN IN SAN MATEO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. IN SEPTEMBER 2010, FORBES MAGAZINE PLACED ATHERTON'S ZIP CODE OF 94027 AT #2 ON THEIR ANNUAL LIST OF AMERICA'S MOST EXPENSIVE ZIP CODES, WITH A MEDIAN HOME PRICE OF $4,010,200. THE BEGINNING STATEMENT OF THE ATHERTON'S TOWN GENERAL PLAN STATES, "THE TOWN OF ATHERTON DESIRES, TO PRESERVE ITS CHARACTER AS A SCENIC, RURAL, THICKLY-WOODED, RESIDENTIAL AREA WITH ABUNDANT OPEN SPACE AND WITH STREETS DESIGNED PRIMARILY AS SCENIC ROUTES RATHER THAN FOR SPEED OF TRAVEL." NATIVE LIVE OAKS, WHITE OAKS, BAYS, REDWOODS, CEDARS, PINES AND OTHER ORNAMENTAL TREES COVER THE SIX SQUARE MILES OF TOWN. THERE ARE APPROXIMATELY 50 MILES OF ROADS. THE POPULATION IS AROUND 7500 WITH APPROXIMATELY 2500 HOUSEHOLDS.
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