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Welcome to Redwood Estates ...

Redwood Estates is located in Santa Clara County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Redwood Estates, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1927.

A typical abbreviation for Redwood Estates: Redwood Ests.

Redwood Estates is 1,620 feet [494 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Telephone area codes for Redwood Estates: (408) & (669)<3>

The ZIP code for Redwood Estates: 95044<4>

Communities Also Named Redwood Estates ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Redwood Estates - it's located in Texas.

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

Communities near Redwood Estates ...

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

  • San Jose
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • 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 <5>
  • Sunnyvale
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Santa Clara
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Mountain View
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Milpitas
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Santa Cruz
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Cupertino
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Morgan Hill
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Campbell
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Saratoga
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Redwood Estates ...

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

Adding Redwood Estates to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Redwood Estates 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 Redwood Estates was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Redwood Estates post office opened in 1927.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Redwood Estates.

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

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>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Redwood Estates - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>Area code (669) is an overlay for area code (408).
<4>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 community (such as Redwood Estates). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Redwood Estates or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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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