Santa Clara, California
About Santa Clara
Santa Clara, CA is a mid-size city located in western California counting 133,132 people who proudly call it home. It stands among the 500 most populous places in the United States (#220 nationwide).
Santa Clara holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 18.28 square miles, giving it a compact, walkable footprint at roughly 7,283 residents per square mile.
📰 Santa Clara News Today
- Bears Draw Against Santa Clara On The Road California Golden Bears Athletics · Aug 16
- Six candidates vie for Santa Clara mayoral seat San José Spotlight · Aug 18
- Women's Soccer Battles to Draw With California in Home Opener Santa Clara Broncos · Aug 16
- Man Sexually Assaulted Woman In Park: Santa Clara Police Patch · Aug 17
- Santa Clara: Police Arrest Suspect In July Sex Assault SFGATE · Aug 17
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Santa Clara Unique
- One of 6 places in the US named Santa Clara — but the California one has a character all its own.
- Positioned in western California, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
- Part of the fabric of California — one of 1,618 recognized communities statewide.
Why People Love It Here
- A deep job market and services that draw people from across the region.
- Serious economic gravity — one of the region's employment and cultural hubs.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 5 miles.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Santa Clara
- Amazing Katsu — japanese
- Anjappar Chettinad Indian Restaurant — indian
- Athena Grill — greek
- Bambu — vietnamese (café)
- Beijing — chinese
- Beque Korean Grill — grill
- Birk's Restaurant — american
- Bistro Siam — thai
- Boba Pup — bubble tea (café)
- Bánh Cuốn Tây Hồ #10 — vietnamese
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- 49ers Museum · Museum
- California's Great America · Theme park
- Drop Tower · Attraction
- Intel Museum · Museum
- Orbit · Attraction
- South Bay Historical Railroad Society · Museum
- Triton Museum of Art · Museum
- de Saisset Museum · Museum
- Barney Oldfield's Redwood Rally · Attraction
- Berserker · Attraction
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Santa Clara
- Mission Gardens · Garden reviews ★
- Moitozo Park reviews ★
- Riverview Park reviews ★
- Santa Clara Youth Soccer Park reviews ★
- Ulistac Natural Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Agnew HIstoric Park reviews ★
- Agnew Park reviews ★
- Alviso Park reviews ★
- Bowers Park reviews ★
- Bracher Park reviews ★
- Bryan Osborne Nature Center · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Carl Eklund Memorial Park reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Santa Clara
- Bowers Elementary
- Bracher Elementary
- Briarwood Elementary
- C. W. Haman Elementary
- Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary
- George Mayne Elementary
- Juan Cabrillo Middle
- Kathryn Hughes Elementary
- Laurelwood Elementary
- Millikin Elementary
- Montague Elementary
- Pomeroy Elementary
- Scott Lane Elementary
- Sutter Elementary
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.
🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare
- Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Santa Clara ★★ (2/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER
- Kaiser Permanente Psychiatric Health Facility-Sant · 24/7 ER · Psychiatric
Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.