Current Date And Time In San Mateo, Costa Rica
Saturday, 25 July 2026
09:55:40 CST
State: Alajuela Province
Currency: Costa Rican Colón (CRC)
Timezone: UTC -06:00 (CST)
District: San Mateo
Explore complete geographic and administrative data about San Mateo, a city in Alajuela Province, Costa Rica in North America. Find GPS coordinates, time zone, currency, dialing code, TLD domain, elevation and the live local date & time for San Mateo — all in one place for quick reference, business planning and location intelligence.
Key Benefits: Location intelligence for market research • Real-time local date & time for global scheduling • Currency data for financial planning • GPS coordinates for logistics & route planning • Dialing code for telecom setup • City-level data for strategic decision-making
| Category | Attribute | Value |
|---|---|---|
| City | ||
| Full Name | San Mateo | |
| District / County | San Mateo | |
| State | Alajuela Province | |
| Country | Costa Rica | |
| Continent | North America | |
| Ranking & Classification | ||
| City Type | Populated Place | |
| Currency | ||
| Name | Costa Rican Colón | |
| Code ISO-4217 | CRC | |
| Symbol | ₡ | |
| Dialing Code | ||
| Country Calling Code | +506 | |
| International Exit Prefix | 00 | |
| Internet Top-Level Domain (TLD) | ||
| Domain | .cr | |
| GPS Coordinates | ||
| Latitude | 9.94 | |
| Longitude | -84.52 | |
| Decimal Degrees (DD) | 9.936° N 84.522° W | |
| Degrees Minutes Seconds (DMS) | 9° 56' 11" N 84° 31' 19" W | |
| Degrees Decimal Minutes (DDM) | 9° 56.18' N 84° 31.32' W | |
| Location Context | ||
| Distance to Alajuela Province Capital | 35 km East-Northeast of Alajuela | |
| Nearest City in Another Country | El Castillo de La Concepción, Nicaragua (121 km) | |
| Time Zone | ||
| UTC Offset | -06:00 | |
| Daylight Saving Time (DST) | No Daylight Saving Time, same UTC offset for all year | |
| Sun Times Today | ||
| Sunrise | 🔥 05:25 AM | |
| Sunset | 🌅 06:03 PM | |
| Day Length | 12h 37m | |
| Local & Administrative | ||
| Postal / ZIP Code | 20401 | |
| Local Time Zone (IANA) | America/Costa_Rica |
San Mateo is a city situated in Alajuela Province, Costa Rica, within North America. It falls under San Mateo, which handles local administration for the surrounding area. GeoNames classifies San Mateo as a Populated Place. Retailers, logistics planners and site-selection teams pull city-level records like this one for market research, distribution mapping and strategic decision-making. › See every city in Alajuela Province
The latitude and longitude of San Mateo pin its exact position for route planning, delivery mapping and territory analysis. › Open San Mateo on the map
San Mateo runs on UTC -06:00. Matching this offset is useful when booking calls, scheduling deliveries or coordinating remote teams with partners in other regions. › Compare time zones across countries
Payments and pricing in San Mateo run on Costa Rican Colón (CRC), shown with the symbol ₡. Keep this on hand for budgeting a trip, invoicing local partners or tracking exchange-rate exposure. › San Mateo exchange rates
To ring a number in San Mateo from outside Costa Rica, dial +506 ahead of the local number. Call centers, VoIP providers and remote-support desks use this prefix to route traffic correctly into San Mateo and the towns around it. › All country calling codes
It lies about 35 km East-Northeast of Alajuela, the state capital. Numbers like these support site selection, competitive benchmarking and expansion plans for teams entering the Alajuela Province market. › Cities near San Mateo
San Mateo spans approximately 64.89 square kilometers (25.05 square miles). For size comparisons across regions, see our country and region area database.
San Mateo sits within San Mateo, is part of Alajuela Province in Costa Rica. It is classified as a Populated Place.
San Mateo keeps UTC -06:00. Today the sun rises around 05:25 AM and sets around 06:03 PM local time. See time zones for every country to plan across regions.
Businesses and shops in San Mateo price in Costa Rican colón (CRC), written with the symbol ₡. Check live rates on our San Mateo currency page.
San Mateo is about 35 km East-Northeast of Alajuela, the capital of Alajuela Province. See cities near San Mateo for more nearby distances.
Crossing the nearest international border from San Mateo lands you closest to El Castillo de La Concepción, Nicaragua, about 121 km away. Freight forwarders, customs brokers and cross-border travel planners use this figure to judge how close San Mateo sits to a neighboring country's trade routes and border crossings.
