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Welcome to San Jose ...

The city of San Jose is located in Santa Clara County<1> and is the County Seat for Santa Clara County.



While we don't have a date for the founding of San Jose, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1849.

The city was incorporated March 27, 1850.

When the people of San Jose refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use San Josean<2>

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, San Jose has a population of 1,026,528 people<3> (see below for details).

San Jose is 160 feet [49 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Area codes for San Jose: (408) and (669)<5>

The ZIP codes for San Jose: 95101-95103, 95106, 95108-95139, 95141-95142, 95148, 95150-95161, 95164, 95170-95173, 95190-95194, 95196<6>

Websites for San Jose ...

Official Website:   www.sanjoseca.gov/

Junior League:   www.jlsj.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, San Jose had an population of 1,026,528 people. This is an increase of 8.52% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 14.7% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, San Jose had a population of 945,942 people (which is 53.09% of the total population of Santa Clara County). This makes San Jose the county's most populous community.

The population of San Jose represents 2.54% of the population of California (which has 37,253,956 people), making it the state's 3rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 945,942 people, the population of San Jose increased 5.7% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 894,943 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for San Jose.

Communities Also Named San Jose ...

While we believe that this San Jose is located in Santa Clara County, we know of another 3 California communities named San Jose. Those communities are located in the following counties: Los Angeles, Marin and San Diego County.

Beyond California, there are 18 communities that are also named San Jose - they are located in Arizona (2), Florida, Illinois, New Mexico (7) and Texas (4).

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

Communities near San Jose ...

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

  • Fremont
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • 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 <7>
  • Sunnyvale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Mountain View
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Milpitas
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Union City
    (19 miles [30.6 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 <7>
  • Palo Alto
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Cupertino
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Newark
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Morgan Hill
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Menlo Park
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)

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 San Jose. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for San Jose.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of San Jose. 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 San Jose.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around San Jose. Our list includes 121 papers. See our Newspapers Page for San Jose.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for San Jose ...

Looking for more information about San Jose? 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 San Jose, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for San Jose.

Adding San Jose to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of San Jose 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 San Jose was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the San Jose post office opened in 1849.

We also found San Jose in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for San Jose.

The official website for San Jose: www.sanjoseca.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>A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of San Jose refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a city's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of San Jose may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different.
<3>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for San Jose.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around San Jose - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>Area code (669) is an overlay for area code (408).
<6>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 San Jose). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether San Jose or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).

Our list of ZIP Codes for San Jose includes: 95101, 95102, 95106, 95108, 95109, 95110, 95111, 95112, 95113, 95114, 95115, 95116, 95117, 95118, 95119, 95120, 95121, 95122, 95123, 95124, 95125, 95126, 95127, 95128, 95129, 95130, 95131, 95132, 95133, 95134, 95135, 95136, 95137, 95138, 95141, 95148, 95150, 95151, 95152, 95153, 95154, 95155, 95156, 95157, 95158, 95159, 95160, 95164, 95170, 95171, 95172, 95190, 95191, 95192, 95193 & 95194.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<8>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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