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Cupertino, CA

Cupertino, California
General law city
City of Cupertino
City center in 2005.
City center in 2005.
Flag of Cupertino, California
Flag
Official seal of Cupertino, California
Seal
Location in Santa Clara County and the U.S. state of California
Location in Santa Clara County and the U.S. state of California
Cupertino, California is located in the US
Cupertino, California
Cupertino, California
Location within the United States
Coordinates: 37°19′3″N 122°2′31″W / 37.31750°N 122.04194°W / 37.31750; -122.04194Coordinates: 37°19′3″N 122°2′31″W / 37.31750°N 122.04194°W / 37.31750; -122.04194
Country  United States of America
State  California
County

Santa Clara


Region San Francisco Bay Area
Incorporated October 10, 1955
Named for Arroyo San José de Cupertino
Government
 • Type Council-manager
 • Body
Area
 • Total 11.257 sq mi (29.156 km2)
 • Land 11.256 sq mi (29.153 km2)
 • Water 0.001 sq mi (0.003 km2)  0.01%
Elevation 236 ft (72 m)
Population (April 1, 2010)
 • Total 58,302
 • Estimate (2013) 60,189
 • Density 5,200/sq mi (2,000/km2)
Time zone Pacific (UTC−8)
 • Summer (DST) PDT (UTC−7)
ZIP codes 95014, 95015
Area codes 408/669
FIPS code 06-17610
GNIS feature IDs 277496, 2410278
Website www.cupertino.org

Santa Clara

Cupertino (/ˌkpərˈtn/ KOOP-er-TEEN-oh) is a U.S. city in Santa Clara County, California, directly west of San Jose on the western edge of the Santa Clara Valley with portions extending into the foothills of the Santa Cruz Mountains. The population was 58,302 as of the 2010 census.Forbes ranked it as one of the most educated small towns, with local public schools ranking highly in the country. It is known as the home of the Apple Inc. corporate headquarters.

Cupertino was named after Arroyo San José de Cupertino (now Stevens Creek). The creek had been named by Spanish explorer Juan Bautista de Anza's cartographer, who named it after Saint Joseph of Cupertino. Saint Joseph was born Giuseppe Maria Desa, and later known as Giuseppe da Copertino. Joseph of Cupertino was named after the town of Copertino in the Apulia region of Italy. The name Cupertino first became widely used when John T. Doyle, a San Francisco lawyer and historian, named his winery on McClellan Road "Cupertino". After the turn of the 20th century, Cupertino displaced the former name for the region, which was "West Side".


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