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San Jose, California

"San Jose, United States" redirects here. For other places, see San José (disambiguation) § United States.

San Jose
City
Downtown San Jose skyline
Downtown skyline
Hotel De Anza
Hotel De Anza
Bank of Italy Building
Bank of Italy
San Jose City Hall
City Hall
Hotel Valencia at Santana Row
Santana Row
Tallest Building in San Jose
200 Park Ave
Lick Observatory on Mount Hamilton
Lick Observatory on Mount Hamilton
Flag of San Jose
Flag
Official seal of San Jose
Seal
Official logo of San Jose
Motto: 
Capital of Silicon Valley
Map
Map
Map
Map
Coordinates: 37°20′10″N 121°53′26″W / 37.33611°N 121.89056°W / 37.33611; -121.89056
Country United States
State California
CountySanta Clara
RegionSan Francisco Bay Area
MetroSan Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
CSASan Jose-San Francisco-Oakland
Pueblo foundedNovember 29, 1777 (1777-11-29)
Founded asPueblo de San José de Guadalupe
IncorporatedMarch 27, 1850 (1850-03-27)[1]
Named afterSaint Joseph
Government
 • TypeCouncil–manager[2]
 • BodySan Jose City Council
 • MayorMatt Mahan[3] (D)
 • Vice MayorPam Foley (D)
 • City CouncilRosemary Kamei (D)
Pamela Campos (D)
Carl Salas (D)
David Cohen (D)
Peter Ortiz (D)
Michael Mulcahy (I)
Bien Doan (I)
Domingo Candelas (D)
George Casey (I)
 • City ManagerJennifer Maguire[4]
 • Assemblymembers[5]
List
Area
[6]
 • City
181.38 sq mi (469.78 km2)
 • Land178.26 sq mi (461.69 km2)
 • Water3.12 sq mi (8.09 km2)  1.72%
 • Urban
285.48 sq mi (739.4 km2)
 • Metro
2,694.61 sq mi (6,979 km2)
Elevation
[7]
82 ft (25 m)
Lowest elevation
[8]
0 ft (0 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • City
1,013,240
 • Estimate 
(2024)[9]
997,368
 • Rank34th in North America
12th in the United States
3rd in California
 • Density5,684.69/sq mi (2,194.92/km2)
 • Urban
1,837,446 (US: 28th)
 • Urban density6,436.4/sq mi (2,485.1/km2)
 • Metro
[10]
2,000,468 (US: 35th)
Demonym(s)San Josean(s)
San Joséan(s)
Josefino/a(s)
Time zoneUTC−08:00 (PST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−07:00 (PDT)
ZIP Codes
List
  • 95002
  • 95008
  • 95101
  • 95103
  • 95106
  • 95108–95113
  • 95115–95141
  • 95148
  • 95150–95161
  • 95164, 95170
  • 95172
  • 95173
  • 95129
  • 95190–95194
  • 95196[11]
Area code(s)408/669
FIPS code06-68000
GNIS feature IDs1654952, 2411790
Websitesanjoseca.gov

San Jose, officially the City of San José (/ˌsæn hoʊˈzeɪ, -ˈseɪ/ ⓘ SAN hoh-ZAY, -⁠SAY; Spanish: [saŋ xoˈse][a]), is a cultural, commercial, and political center within Silicon Valley and the San Francisco Bay Area. With a city population of 997,368[14] and a metropolitan area population of 1.95 million,[15] it is the most populous city in both the Bay Area and Northern California and the 12th-most populous in the United States.[16][17] Located in the center of the Santa Clara Valley on the southern shore of San Francisco Bay, San Jose covers an area of 179.97 sq mi (466.1 km2) and is the county seat of Santa Clara County.

Before the arrival of the Spanish, the area around San Jose was long inhabited by the Tamien nation of the Ohlone people. San Jose was founded on November 29, 1777, as the Pueblo de San José de Guadalupe, the first city founded in the Californias.[18] It became a part of Mexico in 1821 after the Mexican War of Independence. Following the U.S. Conquest of California during the Mexican–American War, the territory was ceded to the United States in 1848. After California achieved statehood two years later, San Jose served as the state's first capital.[19] San Jose experienced an economic boom after World War II, with a rapid population growth and aggressive annexation of nearby communities in the 1950s and 1960s. The rapid growth of the technology industry further accelerated the city's transition from an agricultural center to an urbanized metropolitan area, prompting Mayor Tom McEnery to adopt San Jose's current motto, "Capital of Silicon Valley," in 1988.[20][21] Results of the 1990 U.S. census indicated that San Jose had surpassed San Francisco in population.[22] By the turn of the century, San Jose was California's fastest-growing economy.[23]

Today, San Jose is notable for its innovation, cultural diversity,[24] affluence,[25] and sunny and mild Mediterranean climate.[26] Major companies including Cisco, eBay, Adobe, PayPal, NetApp, Cadence, and Zoom maintain their headquarters in San Jose. One of the wealthiest major cities in the world, San Jose has the third-highest GDP per capita (after Zurich and Oslo)[27] and the fifth-most expensive housing market.[28] It is home to one of the world's largest overseas Vietnamese populations,[29] a Hispanic community that makes up over 30% of the city's residents, historic ethnic enclaves such as Japantown and Little Portugal, and the largest Sikh Gurdwara outside of India.[30][31]

Educational and cultural institutions in San Jose include San Jose State University, Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose,[32][33] the Tech Interactive,[34] the San Jose Museum of Art,[35] Winchester Mystery House,[36] the Japanese American Museum of San Jose,[37] Movimiento de Arte y Cultura Latino Americana,[38] the Viet Museum,[39] Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum,[40] Hayes Mansion,[41] Lick Observatory,[42] San Jose Municipal Rose Garden,[43] and the San Jose Center for the Performing Arts. Two major league sports teams, the San Jose Earthquakes[44] and the San Jose Sharks,[45] play their home games in San Jose. San Jose International Airport is the third-busiest airport in Northern California.[46] VTA's rail and bus networks, together with Amtrak, ACE, BART, and Caltrain services, connect San Jose to the broader region through hubs such as Diridon Station.[47]

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