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Welcome to Castro City ...

Castro City is located in Santa Clara County<1>.

Castro City is 50 feet [15 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Castro City: 650

Communities near Castro City ...

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

  • San Jose
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • 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 <3>
  • Fremont
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • 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 <3>
  • Hayward
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Sunnyvale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Santa Clara
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • San Mateo
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Redwood City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Milpitas
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Union City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • 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 <3>
  • Palo Alto
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Castro City ...

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

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 Castro City - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.