Welcome to Alum Rock ...

Alum Rock is located in Santa Clara County<1>.

Alum Rock is 150 feet [46 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area codes for Alum Rock: (408) and (669)<3>

Communities Also Named Alum Rock ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Alum Rock - it's located in Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Alum Rock ...

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

• San Jose
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • 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>
• Fremont
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
  • Fremont is located in Alameda County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 234,569 people
  • Former names for Fremont:
  • Centerville
  • Irvington
  • Mission San Jose
  • Niles
  • Warm Springs
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fremont <4>
• Sunnyvale
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • 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
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Clara
  • 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
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • 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>
• Milpitas
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milpitas
  • Milpitas is located in Santa Clara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 75,867 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milpitas <4>
• Union City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
  • Union City is located in Alameda County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 74,501 people
  • Former name for Union City:
  • Decoto
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union City <4>
• Palo Alto
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo Alto
  • Palo Alto is located in Santa Clara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,008 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palo Alto <4>
• Cupertino
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • 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>
• Newark
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
  • Newark is located in Alameda County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,699 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newark <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 Alum Rock. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Alum Rock.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Alum Rock ...

Looking for more information about Alum Rock? 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 Alum Rock, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Alum Rock.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Alum Rock. 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/