San Jose, California

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The city of San Jose is located in Santa Clara County and is the county seat.

San Jose was incorporated March 27, 1850.

The community of San Jose is 50 feet [15.24 m] above sea level.^<1>

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

Communities that are also named San Jose can be found in:

At the time of the 2000 Census, San Jose had a population of 894,943 people^<2> (or 53.06% of the total population of Santa Clara County). The population of San Jose represented 2.64% of the total of California, making it the state's 3rd most populous community.

From the Census Estimates for 2008, San Jose had a population of 948,279 people. This is an increase of 5.96% since the 2000 Census.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Census Page for San Jose.

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance<3>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Campbell	W	7 mi [11.27 km]	38,617	1.26% increase
	Cupertino	W	12 mi [19.31 km]	53,637	6.12% increase
	Fremont	NW	15 mi [24.14 km]	202,867	0.27% decrease
	Milpitas	NW	10 mi [16.09 km]	67,503	7.66% increase
	Morgan Hill	SE	14 mi [22.53 km]	38,096	13.53% increase
	Mountain View	NW	16 mi [25.75 km]	71,348	0.91% increase

To learn more about neighboring communities, please visit the Neighborhood Page for San Jose.

Websites for San Jose

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The Commemorative Quarter for California<4>

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People are finding Google's 'Search-by-Location' to be a useful tool when planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) San Jose. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

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