Mountain View, California
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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, California | |
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.jpg) City Hall & 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 | |
| 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 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.