Welcome to Cupertino ...

The city of Cupertino is located in Santa Clara County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cupertino, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1956.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Cupertino has a population of 59,370 people<2> (see below for details).

Cupertino is 300 feet [91 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Cupertino: (408) and (669)<4>

The ZIP codes for Cupertino: 95014-95015<5>

Websites for Cupertino ...

Official Website: www.cupertino.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Cupertino had an population of 59,370 people. This is an increase of 1.83% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 17.46% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Cupertino had a population of 58,302 people. This makes Cupertino the county's 7th most populous community.

The population of Cupertino represents 0.16% of the population of California (which has 37,253,956 people), making it the state's 144th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 58,302 people, the population of Cupertino increased 15.34% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 50,546 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Cupertino.

Communities near Cupertino ...

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

• San Jose
  (7 miles [11.3 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 <6>
• Fremont
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • 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 <6>
• Redwood City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood City
  • Redwood City is located in San Mateo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 84,466 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Redwood City <6>
• Milpitas
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • 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 <6>
• Union City
  (18 miles [29 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 <6>
• Palo Alto
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 <6>
• Newark
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • 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 <6>
• Menlo Park
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menlo Park
  • Menlo Park is located in San Mateo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,934 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Menlo Park <6>
• Los Altos
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Altos
  • 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 <6>
• Los Gatos
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • 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 <6>

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Cupertino. Our list includes 9 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Cupertino.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cupertino ...

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

Adding Cupertino to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cupertino 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 Cupertino was on a map titled Road Map for California (from Shell Oil, 1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cupertino.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Cupertino: www.cupertino.org/

The official website for Santa Clara County: www.sccgov.org/

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