Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 45 min5:47 am – 8:32 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 35 min7:19 am – 4:54 pm
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People33,176 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 36.113,369 householdsMedian household income $203,298Median home value $1,641,100Median rent $3,125 a month45% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $10,000+ a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate74% of adults are in the labour force, 19,235 employedMain industries: professional and business services 25%, education and health care 20%, information 17%Average commute 22 minutes51% drive alone, 7% car-pool, 4% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle, 30% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages71% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher95% finished high school, 42% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 51%, Chinese 14%, Spanish 13%, other Indo-European languages 8%17% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month September: highs 78°F, lows 57°FColdest month December: highs 59°F, lows 42°F13 in of rain a year, on about 32 dayswettest month FebruarySnow is rare9 days above 90°F, 2 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Moffett Federal Airfield station, 1 mi away; snow from Palo Alto
Nearby landmarksCarnegie Mellon University - Silicon Valley Campuscollege · under a mileSofia Universitycollege · 2.5 miMoffett Bay Trailtrailhead · 1.6 miStevens Creek Trailtrailhead · 1.6 miShoreline Lakelake · 1.9 miLong Pointcape · 2.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsDon Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 1.7 mi · 24,973 acresWhisman School Parkpark · under a mileShoreline at Mountain View Parkpark · 1.3 mi · 256 acresCastle Rock State Parkstate park · 11.5 mi · 123 acresPortola Redwoods State Parkstate park · 11.6 mi · 2,717 acresBair Island Ecological Reservestate conservation land · 10.9 mi · 787 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes1,756 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970188 of magnitude 4+, 16 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 6.9 on 18 Oct 198928 mi away, The 1989 Loma Prieta, CaliforniaMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 12 Sep 202634 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very HighSanta Clara County, CA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsEarthquake Very HighRiver flooding Very HighLandslide Relatively HighDrought Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality88% of days had good air in 2025320 of 365 days measured45 moderate daysMedian index 35, worst day 71main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Santa Cruz County, CA, 28 mi away
Internet at home97% of households have a broadband subscription90% have cable, fibre or DSL5% rely on a mobile data plan alone2% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCity of Mountain Viewserves 81,501 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation16 ft5 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalEl Camino Health - Mountain View Hospital3.0 miPost officeMoffett Field Post Officeunder a mileTown hallMountain View City Hall1.7 miPoliceMountain View Police Department1.3 miFire stationNational Aeronautics and Space Administration Ames Fire Departmentunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi16 schools6 elementary, 1 middle, 2 high, 7 otherSchoolYew Chung International School - Silicon Valleyunder a mileSchoolGerman International School of Silicon Valleyunder a mileMiddleCrittenden Middle Schoolunder a mileCollegeCarnegie Mellon University - Silicon Valley Campusunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportMineta San Jose International Airport SJC8.4 miInterstateI-2804.4 miUS highwayUS 101under a mileAmtrakGreat America GAC5.6 miLight railBayshore Nasa StationValley Transportation Authority1.2 miCoachSan Jose Diridon StationFlixBus11 miTransit25 stops within a mileValley Transportation AuthoritySources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 94043 ZIP area.