Where is Santa Clara County, California?

location of Santa Clara county on a map — Location of Santa Clara County within the state of California

Santa Clara County is a county equivalent area found in California, USA. The county government of Santa Clara is found in the county seat of San Jose.

With a total 3,377.48 sq. km of land and water area, Santa Clara County, California is the 521st largest county equivalent area in the United States. Home to 1,894,605 people, Santa Clara County has a total 642663 households earning 91702 on average per year.

Santa Clara County, California offers the following attraction to visitors: Winchester Mystery House

Santa Clara is the home to this professional sports team: San Jose Sharks (NHL)

Santa Clara County, California - Quick Facts

FIPS Code	6085
Area Codes	650,408
Time Zone	PST
Major Cities	San Jose (population: 1,004,369), Sunnyvale (population: 144,885), Santa Clara (population: 119,450), Palo Alto (population: 95,392), Mountain View (population: 76,985), Milpitas (population: 69,041), Cupertino (population: 62,620), Gilroy (population: 59,147), Morgan Hill (population: 47,008), Campbell (population: 46,679)
Land Area	731,511 sq miles
Water Area	1,290 sq miles
Household Income	$91,702
Housing Units	642,663
Median Home Value	$645,600
High School Grads	87% of population
Holders of Bachelors Degrees	47% of population
Retail Spending	$15,367 per capita
Food & Accomodation Sales	$4,147,579 per capita
Universities and Colleges	Stanford University, San Jose City College, Santa Clara University