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Welcome to Monta Loma ...

Monta Loma is located in Santa Clara County<1>.

Monta Loma is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for Monta Loma: 650

Communities near Monta Loma ...

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

  • San Jose
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • 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
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Sunnyvale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Santa Clara
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • San Mateo
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Redwood City
    (8 miles [12.9 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 Monta Loma. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Monta Loma.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Monta Loma ...

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

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 Monta Loma - 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.