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Where is Silicon Valley?
It's not a highly defined area and is not really a "valley" per se. It mostly resides in Santa Clara County, which is found at the southern part of the San Francisco Bay Area and inland from Santa Cruz and the Pacific Ocean in California - separated by the Santa Cruz Mountains (referred to locally as "the hill").
The coastal range keeps the fog mostly at bay, but our Silicon Valley climate is still primarily dominated by the Pacific. In addition to the Santa Clara Valley or County area, Silicon Valley creeps over the hill into Scotts Valley, up the San Francisco Peninsula to include Menlo Park, a bit up the East Bay into Fremont and Hayward, and generally pretty much anywhere within 45 minutes of San Jose.
The biggest city in Silicon Valley is San Jose. It is a sprawling city inching from the east foothills to the Santa Cruz Mountains and it includes many distinct districts. On the north and east there are Berryessa, North Valley, Alum Rock, Silver Creek and Evergreen. In the downtown area or "central San Jose" we find many more, including the historic and rare Japantown, the old Vendome neighborhood, Naglee Park, the Rosegarden and Willow Glen areas, to name just a few! Along the south and western sides of San Jose, we find South San Jose, Blossom Valley (also sometimes called Blossom Hill), the Santa Teresa district (running along the Santa Teresa foothills, Cambrian Park (sometimes also called Cambrian Village), Almaden Valley, and West San Jose.
Additionally, the valley has smaller cities and towns too: Los Gatos, Monte Sereno, Saratoga, Cupertino, Sunnyvale, Los Altos, Los Altos Hills, Mountian View, Palo Alto, Santa Clara, Milpitas, Campbell, Morgan Hill and Gilroy. Each one has its own history and personality. Almaden, for instance, was once the largest Mercury or Quicksilver mine in the world. Hence the San Jose paper is "The San Jose Mercury News".
While there's plenty of information online about larger areas (districts of San Jose, or the cities and towns of Silicon Valley), these neighborhoods within the districts are not written about as much on the web. So please contact me by phone or email if you are looking for specific information on these areas.
This Silicon Valley Real Estate Website is provided to you by me, Mary Pope-Handy, a veteran Realtor, with Luxor Real Estate Group in Los Gatos. No website, though, can give you precise advice or an expert opinion (not even this one!), so there are plenty of ways to contact me. I dislike pushy sales people as much as you do and always put my client's best interests first. And your privacy will always be respected - should you request more information from me, your name and contact information will never be shared with anyone, ever.
Mary Pope-Handy
Realtor, CRS, ABR, SRES, E-PRO
"Helping Nice Folks to Buy & Sell Homes in Silicon Valley Since 1993"
Co-Author: "Get The Best Deal When Selling Your Home in Silicon Valley"
408 204-7673 (cell)
Luxor Real Estate Group, Los Gatos (serving all of Silicon Valley)
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Map of Silicion Valley's Approximate Boundaries
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Photos from around Silicon Valley: San Jose, Campbell, Santa Clara, Los Gatos, Saratoga, Willow Glen, Cambrian Park & Almaden Valley
  
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Mary's preferred mailing address:
PO Box 440
Los Gatos, CA 95031-0440
Email: Mary@PopeHandy.com
CA DRE # 01153805
Serving all of Silicon Valley and specializing in the west valley communities of Los Gatos, Saratoga, Monte Sereno, Campbell, and nearby parts of San Jose: Cambrian Park, Willow Glen, Almaden Valley, Blossom Valley and generally all of the areas along the Highway 85 corridor.
Should you require assistance beyond Santa Clara County, please contact me. I will be happy to help you find a top-notch, ethical, experienced, and caring Realtor whereever you want to buy or sell a home.
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Photo slideshow of Los Gatos
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