Use Foster City geography to define the intake boundary
Your service area may include Foster City, other communities in San Mateo County, and clients elsewhere in California. Those are different geographic relationships. A Foster City caller may need a different routing decision from a caller outside your service area, while a San Mateo County inquiry may require attorney review before anyone promises a next step. The local Census record supports identifying Foster City and its county relationship; it does not tell you how many people will contact a law firm or which practice areas they need.
Recommended approach
Bring your actual geographic rules to the review. Decide which locations an intake specialist should confirm, which matters need an attorney’s jurisdiction check, and when a call should be escalated rather than treated as qualified. Measure whether callers’ locations are captured consistently instead of using population as a proxy for demand.
