Cars in San Mateo County.
What vehicles are registered in San Mateo County? The DMV counted 645,617 vehicles across 31 ZIPs. Toyota leads. 8.5% are battery electric.
645,617vehicles

The largest named makes
Each make count is a lower bound, because the DMV pools small groups.
The fuel mix
Top plug-in models
From the state energy agency. Its count is a year newer than the DMV file and covers light-duty vehicles only.
Plug-in types
74,565 plug-in and fuel-cell vehicles in all.
How many new cars sold here are zero-emission?
New light-duty sales by quarter, from the state energy agency. The newest quarters are preliminary.
17.8% of new light-duty vehicles sold here in the latest three quarters were zero-emission, 8,051 of 45,345. A year earlier the share was 24.4%. Across California it was 19.6%.
Every ZIP in San Mateo County
The 25 largest by vehicle count.
| ZIP | City | Vehicles | Largest named make | Battery electric |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 94080 | South San Francisco | 89,577 | Toyota | 7.6% |
| 94015 | Daly City | 42,546 | Toyota | 5.5% |
| 94010 | Burlingame | 36,410 | Toyota | 12.0% |
| 94303 | Palo Alto | 35,691 | Toyota | 8.5% |
| 94066 | San Bruno | 33,987 | Toyota | 5.5% |
| 94403 | San Mateo | 33,768 | Toyota | 8.5% |
| 94025 | Menlo Park | 31,981 | Toyota | 14.0% |
| 94014 | Daly City | 31,308 | Toyota | 4.9% |
| 94044 | Pacifica | 30,497 | Toyota | 6.0% |
| 94063 | Redwood City | 30,062 | Toyota | 4.2% |
| 94061 | Redwood City | 28,025 | Toyota | 7.0% |
| 94070 | San Carlos | 27,840 | Toyota | 11.9% |
| 94404 | San Mateo | 27,161 | Toyota | 11.5% |
| 94401 | San Mateo | 26,046 | Toyota | 4.6% |
| 94062 | Redwood City | 24,043 | Toyota | 12.3% |
| 94002 | Belmont | 22,332 | Toyota | 12.1% |
| 94402 | San Mateo | 22,245 | Toyota | 10.1% |
| 94030 | Millbrae | 18,226 | Toyota | 9.6% |
| 94019 | Half Moon Bay | 14,253 | Toyota | 5.6% |
| 94065 | Redwood City | 10,414 | Toyota | 13.8% |
| 94027 | Atherton | 6,359 | Tesla | 18.1% |
| 94028 | Portola Valley | 6,254 | Toyota | 17.8% |
| 94005 | Brisbane | 4,470 | Toyota | 7.9% |
| 94018 | El Granada | 3,136 | Toyota | 5.4% |
| 94038 | Moss Beach | 2,589 | Toyota | 6.1% |
The largest cities
ZIPs grouped by postal city name.
See all 24 cities
The most electric ZIPs
Battery-electric share of each ZIP's vehicles.