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Mountain View

Also known as Mountain View, California, Mountain View, CA

city in Santa Clara County, California, United States

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Mountain View is a city located in Santa Clara County in California. It is home to major technology companies and serves as an important center for the tech industry in the San Francisco Bay Area.

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Official name: Mountain View
Population: 82376
Area: 31.787511
Elevation: 32
Official website: www.mountainview.gov
Image: 2008 05 01 8.jpg
Households: 33029
Dialing code: 650

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Commons category: Mountain View, California
postal code: 94043
native label: Mountain View
water area: 0.719721
charter URL: library.municode.com/ca/mountain_view/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTITHCH
water as percent of area: 2.2642
social media followers: 4772
P8168: Échevannes
per capita income: 82216
date of incorporation: 1902-11-07

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Mountain View is a city in Santa Clara County, California, United States, part of the San Francisco Bay Area. Named for its views of the Santa Cruz Mountains, the population was 82,376 at the 2020 census.

Mountain View was integral to the early history and growth of Silicon Valley, and is the location of many high technology companies. In 1956, William Shockley established Shockley Semiconductor Laboratory in Mountain View, the first company to develop silicon semiconductor devices in Silicon Valley. Mountain View houses the headquarters of many of the world's largest technology companies, including Google and Alphabet Inc., Intuit, NASA Ames Research Center, and former or existing headquarters for Symantec, 23andMe, LinkedIn, Samsung, Quora and Synopsys.