Back ماونتن فيو (كاليفورنيا) Arabic ماونتن فيو (كاليفورنيا) ARZ Mauntin-Vyu (Kaliforniya) Azerbaijani مانتین ویو AZB Маўнцін-В’ю (Каліфорнія) Byelorussian Маўнтын-Вію (Каліфорнія) BE-X-OLD Маунтин Вю Bulgarian माउंटेन व्यू, कैलिफोर्निया Bihari মাউন্টেইন ভিউ, ক্যালিফোর্নিয়া Bengali/Bangla Mountain View (Kalifornija) BS
Mountain View, California | |
|---|---|
.jpg) City Hall and Performing Arts Center | |
 Flag  Seal | |
 Location within Santa Clara County | |
 Mountain View city map, California, U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 37°23′10″N 122°05′02″W / 37.38611°N 122.08389°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Santa Clara |
| Incorporated | November 7, 1902[1] |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council–manager[2] |
| • Mayor | Pat Showalter[2] |
| • Vice mayor | Lisa Matichack[2] |
| • City manager | Kimbra McCarthy[3] |
| • Supervisor | Joe Simitian[4] |
| • State Assembly Member | Marc Berman[5] |
| Area | |
• Total | 12.236 sq mi (31.691 km2) |
| • Land | 11.958 sq mi (30.971 km2) |
| • Water | 0.278 sq mi (0.719 km2) 2.26% |
| Elevation | 105 ft (32 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 82,376 |
• Estimate (2022)[9] | 81,059 |
| • Rank | US: 439th CA: 103rd |
| • Density | 6,780/sq mi (2,617/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC–8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC–7 (PDT) |
| ZIP Codes[10] | 94035, 94039, 94040, 94041, 94042, 94043 |
| Area code | 650 |
| FIPS code | 06-49670 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 0277611,[7] 2411186 |
| Sales tax | 9.125%[11] |
| Website | mountainview |
Mountain View is a city in Santa Clara County, California, United States, part of the San Francisco Bay Area. Named for its views of the Santa Cruz Mountains,[12] the population was 82,376 at the 2020 census.[8]
Mountain View was integral to the early history and growth of Silicon Valley, and is the location of many high technology companies. In 1956, William Shockley established Shockley Semiconductor Laboratory in Mountain View, the first company to develop silicon semiconductor devices in Silicon Valley. Mountain View houses the headquarters of many of the world's largest technology companies, including Google and Alphabet Inc., Unicode Consortium, Intuit, NASA Ames Research Center, and former or existing headquarters for Microsoft, Symantec, 23andMe, LinkedIn, Samsung, Quora and Synopsys.
- ^ "California Cities by Incorporation Date". California Association of Local Agency Formation Commissions. Archived from the original (Word) on November 3, 2014. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
- ^ a b c "City Council Roster". City of Mountain View. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
- ^ "Office of the City Manager". City of Mountain View. Archived from the original on January 29, 2016. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
- ^ [1] [dead link]
- ^ "General Election - Statement of Vote, November 6, 2018". California Secretary of State.
- ^ "2023 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mountain View, California
- ^ a b "Explore Census Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
USCensusEst2022was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Look Up a ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
- ^ "Mountain View (CA) sales tax rate". Retrieved April 17, 2024.
- ^ Munro-Fraser, J. P. (1881). History of Santa Clara County, California. San Francisco: Alley, Bowen & Co. p. 262. Retrieved April 1, 2008.