Milpitas, California

Milpitas, California
City
Clockwise: View of Milpitas and Silicon Valley from the Diablo Range; Milpitas Grammar School; Great Mall/Main Transit Center; José María Alviso Adobe; City Hall
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Location in Santa Clara County and the state of California
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Coordinates: 37°26′5″N 121°53′42″W / 37.43472°N 121.89500°W / 37.43472; -121.89500
Country	United States
State	California
County	Santa Clara
Incorporated	January 26, 1954[1]
Government
• Type	Council–manager government
• Mayor	Carmen Montano[2]
• Vice Mayor	Evelyn Chua[2]
• City Council	Anthony Phan[2] Hon Lien[2] Garry Barbadillo[2]
Area [3]
• Total	13.52 sq mi (35.01 km2)
• Land	13.48 sq mi (34.91 km2)
• Water	0.04 sq mi (0.10 km2)  0.36%
Elevation [4]	20 ft (6 m)
Population  (2020)[5]
• Total	80,273
• Rank	108th in California
• Density	5,900/sq mi (2,300/km2)
Time zone	UTC−8 (Pacific)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−7 (PDT)
ZIP codes	95035, 95036
Area code(s)	408/669
FIPS code	06-47766
GNIS feature IDs	1659759, 2411113
Website	www.milpitas.gov

Milpitas (Spanish for 'little milpas' or little cornfield) is a city in Santa Clara County, California, United States, in Silicon Valley. As of the 2020 census, the city population was 80,273.^[7] The city's origins lie in Rancho Milpitas, granted to Californio ranchero José María Alviso in 1835. Milpitas incorporated in 1954 and has become home to numerous high tech companies, as part of Silicon Valley.