Atherton, California

San Mateo County

Atherton is a town (Type: city ) in San Mateo County in the U.S. state of California, United States, with about 7000 inhabitants (as of 2010). The city is located near the Silicon Valley, the center of the computer industry in the USA. It is among the richest in the U.S. - with an average value of homes of 4 million U.S. dollars each. In Atherton numerous well-known artists and managers live.