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Welcome to Milpitas ...

The city of Milpitas is located in Santa Clara County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Milpitas, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1856.

The city was incorporated January 26, 1954.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Milpitas has a population of 75,830 people<2> (see below for details).

Milpitas is near sea level<3>.

Time Zone: Milpitas lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Milpitas: (408) and (669)<4>

The ZIP codes for Milpitas: 95035-95036<5>

Websites for Milpitas ...

Official Website: www.ci.milpitas.ca.gov/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Milpitas had an population of 75,830 people. This is an increase of 13.53% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 20.94% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Milpitas had a population of 66,790 people. This makes Milpitas the county's 5th most populous community.

The population of Milpitas represents 0.18% of the population of California (which has 37,253,956 people), making it the state's 120th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 66,790 people, the population of Milpitas increased 6.53% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 62,698 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Milpitas.

Communities Also Named Milpitas ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two California communities named Milpitas: This one is located in Santa Clara County and the other is located in Monterey County.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Milpitas.

Communities near Milpitas ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Milpitas.

  • San Jose
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Jose
    • San Jose is located in Santa Clara County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013,616 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Jose <6>
  • Fremont
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
    • Fremont is located in Alameda County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 234,569 people
    • Former names for Fremont:
    • Centerville
    • Irvington
    • Mission San Jose
    • Niles
    • Warm Springs
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fremont <6>
  • Hayward
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Sunnyvale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Santa Clara
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Livermore
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Redwood City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Pleasanton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Mountain View
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Union City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
    • Union City is located in Alameda County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 74,501 people
    • Former name for Union City:
    • Decoto
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union City <6>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Milpitas. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Milpitas.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Milpitas. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Milpitas.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Milpitas. See our Newspapers Page for Milpitas.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Milpitas ...

Looking for more information about Milpitas? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Milpitas, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Milpitas.

Adding Milpitas to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Milpitas in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Milpitas was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Milpitas post office opened in 1856.

We also found Milpitas in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Milpitas.

The official website for Milpitas: www.ci.milpitas.ca.gov/

The official website for Santa Clara County: www.sccgov.org/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Santa Clara, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Milpitas.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Milpitas - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (669) is an overlay for area code (408).
<5>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Milpitas). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Milpitas or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).

Our list of ZIP Codes for Milpitas includes: 95035 & 95036.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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