The primarily residential community of Los Altos Hills is 8.4 square miles in area. An additional 5.8 square miles of unincorporated land adjacent to the Town's boundaries have been designated by the County of Santa Clara as being within Los Altos Hills' "sphere of influence," and may be subject to Town guidelines or annexation.

The Town is distinctive because of its rolling hills and picturesque valleys. Numerous creeks and densely wooded areas provide pleasant visual diversity. The Town's location along the edge of the Santa Clara Valley contributes to a mild climate, with only rare extremes of temperature. Elevations above sea level rise from 200 to 1,300 feet, making Los Altos Hills a natural buffer between the more heavily developed urban Bay Area and the coastal Santa Cruz Mountains. Los Altos Hills became the 14th city in Santa Clara County on January 27, 1956, with a population then numbering 2,500. Today, there are more than triple that number of residents living in the Town. Zoning has remained the same since its inception - a single "residential-agricultural" zone, with additional permitted uses such as public and private schools, churches and synagogues, recreational clubs, and other facilities compatible with noncommercial communities.

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