"San Jose - The Heart of the South Bay " a San Jose Travel Page by cwest03

San Jose is located at the southern end of the San Francisco Bay and it's where I call home for the time being. I've lived here for almost four years now. There are a lot of pockets of culture and some interesting things to do here if you're willing to try somethign different.

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Founded: 1777
San Jose was California's first civilian settlement.

Incorporated: March 27, 1850
San Jose was California's first incorporated city and site of the first state capital.

Incorporated Area: 177.3 SQUARE MILES

County: Santa Clara

Location: 37n20, 121w54

Elevation: Parts of San Jose boarder the southern tip of the San Francisco Bay so the lowest point is sea level. San Jose's Highest point is Copernicus Peak in the Diablo Range

Population: 925,000
San Jose is California's third largest city behind Los Angeles and San Diego. San Jose is also the 11th largest city in the US.

Disposable Income:
A median household income of $67,504 gives San Jose a number one rank in the US. (taken from 2002 Sales and Marketing Magazine)

Climate: San Jose enjoys an average of 300 sunny days a year and in summer the average temperature is between 70-90 degrees. Temperatures can get up to 100 degrees but humidity is very low. Rainfall average for San Jose is 14.4 inches and winters can be relatively mild with an average temperature of 50 degrees. In very rare occasions the temperature will drop below freezing and it has snowed on occasion although this is extremely rare.

Standard Time Zone: UTC/GMT -8 hours

Area code: 408