San Jose
USA · California
San Jose, officially the City of San Jose, is the most populous city in the San Francisco Bay Area and Northern California, and the 13th-most populous in the United States, with an estimated 989,814 residents as of 2025. The city's metropolitan area is home to nearly two million people, while the broader combined statistical area has a population of over nine million. Located in Santa Clara Valley on the southern shore of San Francisco Bay, San Jose covers an area of 179.97 sq mi (466.1 km2) and is the county seat of Santa Clara County.
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Practical facts
- Local time
- UTC-7 · 1 h behind Costa Rica
- Region
- California
- Main language
- English
- On the map
- 37.34° N, 121.89° W
Near San Jose
- Hayward · 41 km away
- Santa Cruz · 42 km away
- Oakland · 62 km away
- San Francisco · 68 km away
- Sausalito · 78 km away
- Stockton · 86 km away
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Where to stay
Element by Marriott Santa Clara
9.2/10 · 424 reviews
Element by Marriott San Jose Airport
9.2/10 · 365 reviews
Residence Inn by Marriott San Jose Airport
9.2/10 · 305 reviews
Hotel Valencia Santana Row
9.1/10 · 413 reviews
La Quinta Inn & Suites by Wyndham San Jose Airport-Downtown
9/10 · 725 reviews
Holiday Inn Express & Suites Santa Clara - Silicon Valley by IHG
9/10 · 684 reviews
SpringHill Suites by Marriott San Jose Airport
9/10 · 598 reviews
Homewood Suites by Hilton San Jose Airport-Silicon Valley
9/10 · 431 reviews
Hyatt House Santa Clara
8.8/10 · 475 reviews
Sterling Inn
8.7/10 · 996 reviews