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Welcome to Green Acres ...

Green Acres is located in Santa Clara County<1>.


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


Green Acres is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Green Acres: (650)

Communities Also Named Green Acres ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two California communities named Green Acres: This one is located in Santa Clara County and the other is located in Riverside County.

Beyond California, there are 80 communities that are also named Green Acres - they are located in Alabama (6), Alaska, Arkansas (2), Delaware, Florida, Georgia (5), Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana (4), Maryland (6), Mississippi (4), Montana, New Jersey, New York (3), North Carolina (5), Nova Scotia (2), Ohio (5), Ontario, Oregon (2), Pennsylvania (2), Saskatchewan, South Carolina (4), Tennessee (10), Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia (4) and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Green Acres.

Communities near Green Acres ...

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

  • San Jose
    (13 miles [20.9 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 <4>
  • Fremont
    (12 miles [19.3 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 <4>
  • Hayward
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Sunnyvale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Santa Clara
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • San Mateo
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Redwood City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Milpitas
    (12 miles [19.3 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 <4>
  • Cupertino
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Green Acres ...

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Green Acres. 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 location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Green Acres - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.









 

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