Alviso, San Jose

Alviso
Clockwise: Aerial view of New Years Eve celebrations in Alviso; new townhomes in El Dorado; homes in Alviso; San Francisco Bay; townhomes on North First.
Alviso is located in San Jose, California
Alviso
Alviso
Location within San Jose
Coordinates: 37°25′30″N 121°58′0″W / 37.42500°N 121.96667°W / 37.42500; -121.96667
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
RegionSan Francisco Bay Area
CountySanta Clara County
Incorporated
(City of Alviso)
March 26, 1852[1]
Consolidated with
San Jose
March 12, 1968
Population
 (2020 [2])
 • Total2,251
DemonymAlvisans
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
95002
Area codes408/669
GNIS feature ID233410
Alviso Historic District
Coordinates37°25′30″N 121°58′0″W / 37.42500°N 121.96667°W / 37.42500; -121.96667
Area9 acres (3.6 ha)
Built1851
NRHP reference No.73000449[3]
Added to NRHPOctober 9, 1973

Alviso is a district of San Jose, California, located in North San Jose on the southern shores of San Francisco Bay. Originally an independent town, founded in 1852, today Alviso is San Jose's only waterfront district, primarily residential in nature, with several Silicon Valley tech companies and recreation-oriented businesses. Alviso is named after 19th-century Californio ranchero Ignacio Alviso, who owned the area as part of his Rancho Rincón de Los Esteros.

The Guadalupe River separates Alviso from Santa Clara and Sunnyvale to the west, while Coyote Creek separates Alviso from Milpitas to the east. Alviso is the lowest point in the San Francisco Bay Area at 13 feet (4.0 m) below sea level.[4]

  1. ^ History of Santa Clara County, California. Alley, Bowen & Company. 1881. p. 249 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ "Explore Census Data".
  3. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  4. ^ Kurhi, Eric (December 11, 2014). "San Jose: Overwhelmed pumps led to Alviso flooding; residents say it's a 'wake-up call'". The Mercury News. Retrieved February 13, 2015.