Fruitdale, California

About Fruitdale

Set in the western part of California, Fruitdale is a small unincorporated community.

Officially, Fruitdale is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 0.27 square miles.

📰 Fruitdale News Today

• Bascom Ave @ Fruitdale Ave (NB View) - Live Traffic Camera WeatherBug · Aug 16
• Kinley Turner - Fruitdale Pirates Girls Basketball (Fruitdale, AL) Sports Illustrated · Aug 12
• 2066 Fruitdale Ave Apt 10, San Jose, CA 95128 Realtor.com · Jun 22
• Deputies shoot and kill man with knife during San Jose traffic stop: sheriff's office ABC7 Bay Area · Oct 28
• 1143 Cooper River Dr, San Jose, CA 95126 Realtor.com · Aug 6

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Fruitdale Unique

• One of the smallest municipal footprints in the country at just 0.27 sq mi.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in western California, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 4 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Fruitdale

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Fruitdale

• 7 Leaves Cafe — coffee shop (café)
• Applebee's — american
• Blue Bottle Coffee — coffee shop (café)
• Cafe Big Mug — coffee shop (café)
• Coffee and Water Lab (café)
• Com Tam Thanh — vietnamese
• Dry Creek Grill — american
• EMC Seafood & Raw Bar — seafood
• El Buen Sazón — mexican
• Fitoor — indian

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Winchester Mystery House · Attraction
• Kiddleton · Arcade

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Fruitdale

• Willow Street Frank Bramhall Park reviews ★
• Dog Park reviews ★
• Dry Creek Village Park reviews ★
• Frank M. Santana Park reviews ★
• John Mise Park reviews ★
• Lincoln Glen Park reviews ★
• Marijane Hamann Park reviews ★
• Misora Secret Garden · Garden reviews ★
• Palomar Park reviews ★
• Parkway Park reviews ★
• Payne Avenue Friendship Park reviews ★
• Roy Avenue Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Fruitdale

🏘️ Nearby Communities