Palo Alto, California is a city in the San Francisco Bay Area with a population of approximately 68,000. Despite its overall size, the town has an abundance of religious congregations spread throughout the community. Within the 94304 zipcode alone, there are 77 religious congregations. This includes churches from Christian denominations such as Methodist, Baptist, Presbyterian and Catholic as well as Jewish synagogues and Hindu temples. Each of these places of worship serves to bring people together in spiritual fellowship and provide them with support services such as youth ministries and outreach programs for those in need. The city also features several inter-faith organizations that strive to bring people of different faiths together to learn more about each other's beliefs and foster understanding between communities. No matter what faith someone may follow, Palo Alto has something for everyone when it comes to religious gathering places.
44.6% of the people in Palo Alto (zip 94304) are religious:
- 1.2% are Baptist
- 0.5% are Episcopalian
- 26.2% are Catholic
- 0.6% are Lutheran
- 1.1% are Methodist
- 1.2% are Pentecostal
- 0.8% are Presbyterian
- 1.4% are Church of Jesus Christ
- 5.9% are another Christian faith
- 0.7% are Judaism
- 3.8% are an eastern faith
- 1.1% affilitates with Islam
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