Summary for The Highlands

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Located in: Santa Clara County (see below)

Time Zone: The Highlands lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT)

Elevation: 280 feet [85.34 m] above sea level<1>

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<2>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for The Highlands:

Lat: 37.341400° (or 37°20'29" N)

Lon: -122.084700° (or -122°5'4" W)

USGS Topo Map: Cupertino<3>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for The Highlands

GNIS ID: 2354012

FIPS State / Place Code: None

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for The Highlands)

The community of San Jose is the County Seat for Santa Clara County.

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Santa Clara)

Population

Total Area:<5> 1,304 sq. miles [3,377.5 km²] - of which 1.07% is water (13.97 sq. miles [36.2 km²])

Housing Units: <6> 631,920

Official Website: www.sccgov.org/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Santa Clara

GNIS ID: 277307

FIPS State / County Code: 06 / 085

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for The Highlands)

From the US Census

Population

Websites for State of California

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of California

GNIS ID: 1779778

FIPS State: 06

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for The Highlands)

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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

<1>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around The Highlands - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<2>	Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of The Highlands, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<3>	Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes The Highlands.
<4>	Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.
<5>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of The Highlands. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group.
<6>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).