Town guide

Morgan Hill, California

Morgan Hill is a city in Santa Clara County, California, home to about 45,425 people across 13 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 95037 and 95046.

Homes sold for a median of $711 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.

Population45,4253,510 per sq mi
Median home value$1,210,200Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$711Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking33%Median of 2 ZIP codes

ZIP codes in Morgan Hill

2 ZIP codes, 2 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Morgan Hill

Distances

Nearest major airportMineta San Jose International Airport (SJC)22 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+San Jose, CA14 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Los Angeles, CA282 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Morgan Hill; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Morgan Hill

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Morgan Hill had 45,483 residents in the 2020 census, up 36% since 2000.

It’s the 204th largest of 1,563 towns in California by population.

Santa Clara County grew from 60,216 residents in 1900 to 1,936,259 in 2020.

Morgan Hill population by census2000: 33,556, 2010: 37,882, 2020: 45,48333,556200037,882201045,4832020

Santa Clara County, 1900–2020

Santa Clara County population, 1900 to 20201900: 60,216, 1910: 83,539, 1920: 100,676, 1930: 145,118, 1940: 174,949, 1950: 290,547, 1960: 642,315, 1970: 1,064,714, 1980: 1,295,071, 1990: 1,497,577, 2000: 1,682,585, 2010: 1,781,642, 2020: 1,936,25960K’00’10101K’20’30175K’40’50642K’60’701.3M’80’901.7M’00’101.9M’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 87°F in summer, and winter lows average 37°F. About 19.9 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near Morgan HillJan: high 61°F, low 38°F, 4.6 in; Feb: high 64°F, low 40°F, 4.3 in; Mar: high 68°F, low 43°F, 2.6 in; Apr: high 72°F, low 45°F, 1.3 in; May: high 77°F, low 49°F, 0.6 in; Jun: high 83°F, low 52°F, 0.2 in; Jul: high 87°F, low 54°F, 0 in; Aug: high 87°F, low 54°F, 0 in; Sep: high 85°F, low 53°F, 0 in; Oct: high 79°F, low 48°F, 0.9 in; Nov: high 68°F, low 42°F, 1.7 in; Dec: high 60°F, low 37°F, 3.7 in61°38°Jan4.664°40°Feb4.368°43°Mar2.672°45°Apr1.377°49°May0.683°52°Jun0.287°54°Jul0.087°54°Aug0.085°53°Sep0.079°48°Oct0.968°42°Nov1.760°37°Dec3.7Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Gilroy, CA weather station (10 miles away).

Jobs in Santa Clara County

1,171,397 jobs at 49,154 businesses in Santa Clara County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Santa Clara CountyInformation: 179,629 jobs; Professional services: 166,741 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 129,919 jobs; Manufacturing: 93,489 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 86,920 jobs; Company headquarters: 82,154 jobs; Retail trade: 78,955 jobs; Wholesale trade: 77,599 jobsInformation 15% Professional services 14% Health care and social assistance 11% Manufacturing 8% Hotels and restaurants 7% Company headquarters 7% Retail trade 7% Wholesale trade 7%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

399 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Morgan Hill’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

  • Kaiser Foundation Hospital-San JoseGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · San Jose11.2 miles
  • Watsonville Community HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Watsonville16.3 miles
  • Good Samaritan HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · San Jose18.2 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors26
Specialist doctors16
Dentists49
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants15
Mental health providers218
Physical and occupational therapists44
Optometrists8
Chiropractors23
Pharmacies8

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.

Places in and around Morgan Hill

Parks (32 nearby)

  • San Pedro Percolation Ponds · 38 acres1.7 mi
  • Butterfield Linear Park · 22 acres0.8 mi
  • Morgan Hill Community Park · 21 acres1.3 mi
  • Butterfield Public Park (Under Construction) · 10 acres1.9 mi
  • Galvan Park · 8 acres0.7 mi
  • Britton Field · 7 acres0.6 mi

Grocery stores (7 nearby)

  • Trader Joe's0.6 mi
  • Region Market0.7 mi
  • Safeway0.7 mi
  • Walmart Supercenter1.1 mi

Pharmacies (3 nearby)

  • Walgreens0.6 mi
  • CVS Pharmacy0.6 mi
  • Rite Aid1.4 mi

Libraries (2 nearby)

  • Morgan Hill Library1.0 mi
  • Shintani Library2.2 mi

Museums (2 nearby)

  • Villa Mira Monte0.5 mi
  • Morgan Hill Museum0.5 mi

Theaters and performance venues (3 nearby)

  • Morgan Hill Community Playhouse0.5 mi
  • Performing Arts Center2.1 mi
  • Amphitheater2.4 mi

Counts are within about 2.5 miles of the center of town.

Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.

Colleges, teams and notable people

Established in 1906.

Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.

Schools in Morgan Hill

Public schools here are run by Morgan Hill Unified, Charter School of Morgan Hill District, Voices College-Bound Language Acad at Morgan Hill DIST. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (13)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Barrett ElementaryMorgan HillK–5374Public1.2 mi
Charter School of Morgan HillMorgan HillK–8654Charter6.5 mi
El Toro Health Science AcademyMorgan HillK–5456Public0.1 mi
Jackson Academy of Music and Math (JAMM)Morgan HillK–8690Public2.4 mi
Nordstrom ElementaryMorgan HillK–5645Public1.2 mi
P. A. Walsh STEAM AcademyMorgan HillK–5359Public0.8 mi
Paradise Valley Engineering AcademyMorgan HillK–5442Public1.9 mi
San Martin Gwinn Environmental Science AcademySan MartinK–8643Public3.8 mi
Voices College-Bound Language Academy at Morgan HillMorgan HillK–8338Charter1.0 mi
Lewis H. Britton MiddleMorgan Hill6–8637Public0.5 mi
Ann Sobrato HighMorgan Hill9–121,511Public2.2 mi
Live Oak HighMorgan Hill9–121,101Public1.2 mi
Central High (Continuation)Morgan Hill10–1283Alternative Education2.2 mi
Private schools (4)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Crossroads Christian SchoolMorgan HillPre-K–5116Christian (no specific denomination)0.7 mi
Little Sonshine School HouseMorgan HillPre-K–K9Christian (no specific denomination)1.1 mi
Stratford SchoolMorgan HillPre-K–584Nonsectarian1.1 mi
St Catherine Catholic SchoolMorgan HillTK–8347Roman Catholic0.9 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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Shares ZIP codes with San Jose and San Martin.

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