High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! East Palo Alto (often abbreviated EPA) is a city in San Mateo County, California, United States. As of the 2000 census, the population of East Palo Alto was 29,506 (31,915: 2003 estimate). It is situated on the San Francisco Peninsula, roughly halfway between the cities of San Francisco and San Jose. East Palo Alto is divided into 4 Specific Neighborhoods, despite being only 2.6 square miles. These areas are known as Midtown, Palo Alto Gardens, University Village, and Flood Park Estates.To the east is the San Francisco Bay, and to the west the prosperous city of Palo Alto.