At the time of the 2010 Census, Santa Clara had a population of 116,468 people (or 6.54% of the total population of Santa Clara County). This makes Santa Clara the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Santa Clara represents 0.31% of the population of California (which has 37,253,956 people), making it the state's 48th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 116,468 people, the population of Santa Clara increased 13.78% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 102,361 people).

Taken from the 2017 Census Estimates, Santa Clara had an population of 127,134 people. This is an increase of 9.16% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 24.2% since the 2000 Census).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Santa Clara.

Communities near Santa Clara ...

The following is a sample of nearby communities. Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance from Santa Clara and not the distance if you are going to drive it.^<5>.

Community	2017 Population	Direction	Distance
Fremont [Map]	234,962	N	13 miles [20.9 km]
Los Altos [Map]	30,743	W	8 miles [12.9 km]
Menlo Park [Map]	34,357	NW	13 miles [20.9 km]
Milpitas [Map]	78,106	NE	6 miles [9.7 km]
Mountain View [Map]	81,438	W	7 miles [11.3 km]
Newark [Map]	47,531	N	12 miles [19.3 km]

To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Nearby Page for Santa Clara.

Communities Also Named Santa Clara ...

Using our Gazetteer, we have found that there are 11 communities that are also named Santa Clara - they are located in Colorado, Florida, Nevada, New Mexico (3), New York, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas and Utah.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Santa Clara.

See Our Genealogy Helper Page ...

We have a couple of sections that should be of interest to those chasing their genealogy.

We have a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Santa Clara. We make it easy to see an overhead view of the cemetery.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Santa Clara. Our list includes information such as whether the community had a post office or railroad service in 1895.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Santa Clara. Our list includes 22 papers.

These sections can be found on our Genealogy Helper Page for Santa Clara:

Websites for Santa Clara ...

Official Website: www.ci.santa-clara.ca.us/

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Santa Clara ...

Looking for more information about Santa Clara? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you get an overview with links that will help you to find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Santa Clara, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information and a map of those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Tourism Map for Santa Clara.

Search for Local Businesses ...

Google's 'Search-by-Location' is a very useful tool for people who might be planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Santa Clara. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

Business Owners: To appear in the above search results, your business will need to be listed with the Google Places service. Please use the below link to learn about and register for the free service.

If you find an error or if your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to register your business or report an error. We simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results. Only a registered owner/operator can add their business or correct mistakes - we can not do it for you.

Other Roadside Stops ...

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About Santa Clara County

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Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Santa Clara: www.ci.santa-clara.ca.us/

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

The official website for State of California: www.state.ca.us/

Footnotes ...

<1>	Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Santa Clara. - Return to Citation
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Santa Clara - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. - Return to Citation
<3>	Area code (669) is an overlay for area code (408). For more about area code overlays, please see our Glossary for Santa Clara. - Return to Citation
<4>	ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Santa Clara). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Santa Clara or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). Our list of ZIP Codes for Santa Clara includes: 95050, 95051, 95052, 95053, 95054, 95055 & 95056. - Return to Citation
<5>	Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance starting in Santa Clara. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Santa Clara) to Point B. If you need the driving distance (or directions), we recommend that you use one of the Mapping Services listed on our Map Page for Santa Clara. Since we usually use Google Maps for our own planning, we've provided the following link: Google Map and Driving Directions starting from Santa Clara Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Santa Clara. The point that we are using is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3558, Longitude: -121.9595 [Map]. - Return to Citation
<6>	All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint. - Return to Citation

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