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Welcome to Saratoga ...

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



While we don't have a date for the founding of Saratoga, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Saratoga has a population of 30,934 people<2> (see below for details).

Saratoga is 420 feet [128 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Saratoga: (408) & (669)<4>

The ZIP codes for Saratoga: 95070-95071<5>

Websites for Saratoga ...

Official Website: www.saratoga.ca.us/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Saratoga had an population of 30,934 people. This is an increase of 3.37% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 3.66% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Saratoga had a population of 29,926 people. This makes Saratoga the county's 11th most populous community.

The population of Saratoga represents 0.08% of the total population of California (which has 37,253,956 people), making it the state's 232nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 29,926 people, the population of Saratoga has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (which had a count of 29,843 people).

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

Communities Also Named Saratoga ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 25 communities that are also named Saratoga - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, Ohio (2), Ontario, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia (3), Washington and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Saratoga ...

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

  • San Jose
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • 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
    (19 miles [30.6 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>
  • Sunnyvale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Santa Clara
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Redwood City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Mountain View
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Milpitas
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Palo Alto
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Santa Cruz
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Newark
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Saratoga. Our list includes 12 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Saratoga.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Saratoga ...

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

Adding Saratoga to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Saratoga 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 Saratoga was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Saratoga mentioned on a train schedule titled Southern Pacific Railroad Time Tables (July 1929).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Saratoga.

The official website for Saratoga: www.saratoga.ca.us/

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>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Saratoga.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Saratoga - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (669) is an overlay for area code (408).
<5>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 Saratoga). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Saratoga or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).

Our list of ZIP Codes for Saratoga includes: 95070 & 95071.
<6>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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