Welcome to Brookdale ...

Brookdale is located in Santa Cruz County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Brookdale, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1902.

Brookdale is 440 feet [134 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The area code for Brookdale: (831)

The ZIP code for Brookdale: 95007<3>

Communities Also Named Brookdale ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 20 communities that are also named Brookdale - they are located in Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Manitoba, Maryland, Missouri, New Jersey (2), New York (2), North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Pennsylvania (2), Quebec, South Carolina (2), Washington and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Brookdale ...

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

• San Jose
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Jose
  • San Jose is located in Santa Clara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013,616 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Jose <4>
• Sunnyvale
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyvale
  • Sunnyvale is located in Santa Clara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 151,746 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunnyvale <4>
• Santa Clara
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
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  • Santa Clara is located in Santa Clara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 131,055 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santa Clara <4>
• Mountain View
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
  • Mountain View is located in Santa Clara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 80,030 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain View <4>
• Santa Cruz
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Cruz
  • Santa Cruz is located in Santa Cruz County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 64,317 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santa Cruz <4>
• Cupertino
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cupertino
  • Cupertino is located in Santa Clara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,598 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cupertino <4>
• Campbell
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
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  • Campbell is located in Santa Clara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,427 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campbell <4>
• Saratoga
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
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  • Saratoga is located in Santa Clara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,525 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saratoga <4>
• Los Altos
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
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  • Los Altos is located in Santa Clara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,281 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Los Altos <4>
• Los Gatos
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Gatos
  • Los Gatos is located in Santa Clara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,266 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Los Gatos <4>

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Brookdale. See our Newspapers Page for Brookdale.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brookdale ...

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

Adding Brookdale to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Brookdale 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 Brookdale was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Brookdale post office opened in 1902.

We also found Brookdale mentioned on a train schedule titled Southern Pacific Railroad Time Tables (March 1908).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brookdale.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Brookdale. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Santa Cruz County: www.co.santa-cruz.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/