Mountain View (Santa Clara County) is a city in Santa Clara County, California, home to about 83,732 people across 12 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 94040, 94041 and 94043, and parts of 94303 are in Mountain View (Santa Clara County) too.
Homes sold for a median of $1,250 per square foot across 3 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.
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| Nearest major airport | Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC)9 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | San Jose, CA16 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Los Angeles, CA311 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Mountain View (Santa Clara County); driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Mountain View (Santa Clara County) had 82,376 residents in the 2020 census, up 17% since 2000.
It’s the 104th 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.
Santa Clara County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 78°F in summer, and winter lows average 42°F. About 13.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Moffett Federal Airfield, CA weather station (2 miles away).
1,171,397 jobs at 49,154 businesses in Santa Clara County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
1,598 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Mountain View (Santa Clara County)’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 239 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 505 |
| Dentists | 135 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 232 |
| Mental health providers | 325 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 87 |
| Optometrists | 34 |
| Chiropractors | 41 |
| Pharmacies | 23 |
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.
Parks (64 nearby)
Grocery stores (22 nearby)
Pharmacies (12 nearby)
Libraries (8 nearby)
Museums (6 nearby)
Theaters and performance venues (9 nearby)
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.
Notable people born here
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Public schools here are run by Mountain View Whisman, Los Altos Elementary, Mountain View-Los Altos Union High. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amy Imai ElementaryMountain View | K–5 | 388 | Public | 1.8 mi |
| Benjamin Bubb ElementaryMountain View | K–5 | 312 | Public | 1.4 mi |
| Edith Landels ElementaryMountain View | K–5 | 399 | Public | 1.0 mi |
| Gabriela Mistral ElementaryMountain View | K–5 | 366 | Public | 0.7 mi |
| Jose Antonio Vargas ElementaryMountain View | K–5 | 368 | Public | 1.3 mi |
| Mariano Castro ElementaryMountain View | K–5 | 248 | Public | 0.6 mi |
| Monta Loma ElementaryMountain View | K–5 | 298 | Public | 1.0 mi |
| Springer ElementaryMountain View | K–6 | 365 | Public | 2.0 mi |
| Stevenson ElementaryMountain View | K–5 | 461 | Public | 0.2 mi |
| Theuerkauf ElementaryMountain View | K–5 | 308 | Public | 0.4 mi |
| Crittenden MiddleMountain View | 6–8 | 616 | Public | 0.8 mi |
| Isaac Newton Graham MiddleMountain View | 6–8 | 860 | Public | 1.2 mi |
| Alta Vista HighMountain View | 9–12 | 78 | Alternative Education | 2.9 mi |
| Mountain View HighMountain View | 9–12 | 2,187 | Public | 2.9 mi |
| BMO Preschool at LathamMountain View | — | — | Public | 0.7 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| German Intl School of Silicon ValleyMountain View | Pre-K–12 | 470 | Nonsectarian | 0.9 mi |
| Yew Chung International School (Sv)Mountain View | Pre-K–6 | 143 | Nonsectarian | 0.9 mi |
| St Joseph School Mountain ViewMountain View | TK–8 | 147 | Roman Catholic | 1.1 mi |
| Khan Lab SchoolMountain View | K–12 | 292 | Nonsectarian | 0.2 mi |
| Palo Alto Preparatory SchoolMountain View | 8–12 | 60 | Nonsectarian | 1.5 mi |
| Mtn View AcademyMountain View | 9–12 | 60 | Seventh-day Adventist | 0.4 mi |
| St Francis High SchoolMountain View | 9–12 | 1,777 | Roman Catholic | 2.1 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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