Milpitas, California | |
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Clockwise: View of Milpitas and Silicon Valley from the Diablo Range; Milpitas Grammar School; Great Mall/Main Transit Center; José María Alviso Adobe; City Hall | |
![]() Location in Santa Clara County and the state of California | |
Coordinates: 37°26′5″N 121°53′42″W / 37.43472°N 121.89500°W | |
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County | Santa Clara |
Incorporated | January 26, 1954[1] |
Government | |
• Type | Council–manager government |
• Mayor | Carmen Montano[2] |
• Vice Mayor | Evelyn Chua[2] |
• City Council | |
Area | |
• Total | 13.52 sq mi (35.01 km2) |
• Land | 13.48 sq mi (34.91 km2) |
• Water | 0.04 sq mi (0.10 km2) 0.36% |
Elevation | 20 ft (6 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 80,273 |
• Rank | 108th in California |
• Density | 5,900/sq mi (2,300/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−8 (Pacific) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−7 (PDT) |
ZIP codes | 95035, 95036 |
Area code(s) | 408/669 |
FIPS code | 06-47766 |
GNIS feature IDs | 1659759, 2411113 |
Website | www |
Milpitas (Spanish for 'little milpas') is a city in Santa Clara County, California, United States, in Silicon Valley. As of the 2020 census, the city population was 80,273.[7] The city's origins lie in Rancho Milpitas, granted to Californio ranchero José María Alviso in 1835. Milpitas incorporated in 1954 and has become home to numerous high tech companies, as part of Silicon Valley.
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