Map of San Jose, California, United States
San Jose is a city in California, United States, with a population of about 997,368. It lies at 37.3394°N, 121.8950°W, about 26 m above sea level. San Jose is about 3,888 km (2,416 mi) west of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is Santa Clara, 6 km to the west.
San Jose at a glance
Country
Region
California
Population
997,368GeoNames
Coordinates
37.3394, -121.895037°20′22″N 121°53′42″W
Time zone
America/Los_AngelesUTC−08:00 / UTC−07:00 (daylight saving time)
Local time
–
Elevation
26 m (85 ft)
Distance to Washington, D.C.
3,888 km (2,416 mi)
Where is San Jose?
- The 16th largest city in United States by recorded population.
- The 3rd largest city in California on this site.
- Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
- Daylight ranges from about 9 h 35 min on the shortest day to 14 h 44 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).
Cities near San Jose
- Santa Clara — 6 km west
- Campbell — 8 km southwest
- Milpitas — 10 km north
- Cupertino — 12 km west
- Sunnyvale — 13 km west
- Mountain View — 17 km west
- Fremont — 25 km north
- Palo Alto — 25 km northwest
- Newark — 25 km northwest
- Menlo Park — 28 km northwest
Largest cities in California
- Los Angeles — 3,820,914
- San Diego — 1,404,452
- San Francisco — 827,526
- Fresno — 542,107
- Sacramento — 524,943
- Long Beach — 474,140
- Oakland — 419,267
- Bakersfield — 373,640
- Anaheim — 350,742
- Riverside — 317,261
Largest cities in United States
- New York City — 8,804,190
- Los Angeles — 3,820,914
- Brooklyn — 2,736,074
- Chicago — 2,664,452
- Queens — 2,316,841
- Houston — 2,314,157
- Phoenix — 1,650,070
- Philadelphia — 1,573,916
- San Antonio — 1,526,656
- Manhattan — 1,487,536
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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.