Welcome to San Jose ...

San Jose is located in Big Bend Country (West Texas).

San Jose is located in El Paso County<1>.

The location of San Jose has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

When the people of San Jose refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use San Josean<3>

San Jose is 3,680 feet [1,122 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of San Jose is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: San Jose lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from San Jose, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

San Jose is within the (915) area code.

Communities Also Named San Jose ...

While we believe that this San Jose is located in El Paso County, we know of another 3 Texas communities named San Jose. Those communities are located in the following counties: Bexar, Duval and Starr County.

Beyond Texas, there are 18 communities that are also named San Jose - they are located in Arizona (2), California (4), Florida, Illinois and New Mexico (7).

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

Communities near San Jose ...

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

• El Paso
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Paso
  • El Paso is located in El Paso County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 681,534 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for El Paso <5>
• Socorro
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Socorro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Socorro
  • Socorro is located in El Paso County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,883 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Socorro <5>
• Horizon City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horizon City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horizon City
  • Horizon City is located in El Paso County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,257 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Horizon City <5>
• Sunland Park
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunland Park
  • Sunland Park is located in Dona Ana County (NM)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,449 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunland Park <5>
• San Elizario
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for San Elizario have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Elizario
  • San Elizario is located in El Paso County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Elizario <5>
• Clint
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clint have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clint
  • Clint is located in El Paso County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,115 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clint <5>
• Fort Bliss
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Bliss
  • Fort Bliss is located in El Paso County
• Sparks
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks
  • Sparks is located in El Paso County
• Smelter Town
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smelter Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smelter Town
  • Smelter Town is located in El Paso County
• Agua Dulce
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Agua Dulce have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agua Dulce
  • Agua Dulce is located in El Paso County
  • Agua Dulce has also been known as:
  • Agua Dulce Colonia

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for San Jose ...

Looking for more information about San Jose? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to San Jose, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for San Jose.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for El Paso County: www.epcounty.com/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/