What County Is San Jose, California In?

San Jose is in Santa Clara County, California.

San Jose city: generalized boundary, north up. Open street map ↗
Official code
0668000
Representative coordinates
37.296011, -121.814552
Land area
460.869 km²
Water area
8.091 km²
State
California
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County boundaries in San Jose

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Coordinates of San Jose

37.296011, -121.814552 is the Census representative point, not a street address. Convert these coordinates or prepare a map link.

Elevation at the representative point

50 m · 163 ft. USGS ground estimate at 37.296011, -121.814552. USGS 3DEP terrain. Terrain cell (nominal): 1 m. Vertical datum: North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD 88). Terrain height varies across the place; this is not a city-wide or surveyed elevation. Request height at a different point.

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Time zones in San Jose

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America/Los_AngelesUTC-08:00 in January; UTC-07:00 in July. Enable JavaScript for the live clock.Enable JavaScript for upcoming changes.

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Census ZIP areas

95002 · 95008 · 95013 · 95014 · 95032 · 95035 · 95037 · 95050 · 95051 · 95054 · 95070 · 95110 · 95111 · 95112 · 95113 · 95116 · 95117 · 95118 · 95119 · 95120 · 95121 · 95122 · 95123 · 95124 · 95125 · 95126 · 95127 · 95128 · 95129 · 95130 · 95131 · 95132 · 95133 · 95134 · 95135 · 95136 · 95138 · 95139 · 95140 · 95148

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