Mountain View

Summary

Mountain View is a city of California^[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of city_of_california entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,549 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Mountain View is located in Santa Clara County^[3].
• Mountain View is in the country of United States^[4].
• Mountain View's instance of is recorded as city of California^[5].
• Mountain View's instance of is recorded as charter city^[6].
• Mountain View's shares border with is recorded as Sunnyvale^[7].
• Mountain View's shares border with is recorded as Los Altos^[8].
• Mountain View's shares border with is recorded as Palo Alto^[9].
• Santa Cruz Mountains is named after Mountain View^[10].
• Mount Diablo is named after Mountain View^[11].
• Mount Hamilton is named after Mountain View^[12].
• Mountain View's twinned administrative body is recorded as Iwata^[13].
• Mountain View's twinned administrative body is recorded as Hasselt^[14].
• Mountain View's postal code is recorded as 94035^[15].
• Mountain View's postal code is recorded as 94039^[16].
• Mountain View's postal code is recorded as 94040^[17].
• Mountain View's postal code is recorded as 94041^[18].
• Mountain View's postal code is recorded as 94042^[19].
• Mountain View's postal code is recorded as 94043^[20].
• Mountain View's Commons category is recorded as Mountain View, California^[21].
• Mountain View's located in time zone is recorded as Pacific Time Zone^[22].
• Mountain View's located in time zone is recorded as UTC−08:00^[23].
• Mountain View's located in time zone is recorded as UTC−07:00^[24].
• Mountain View's local dialing code is recorded as 650^[25].
• Mountain View's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 37.392777777778, 'lon': -122.04194444444}^[26].
• Mountain View's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Silicon Valley^[27].

Body

Geography

Mountain View is in the country of United States^[4]. It is located in Santa Clara County^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+31.782541'}^[28] and {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+31.787511'}^[29]. Mountain View sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+32'}^[30]. Population counts include {'amount': '+74066'}^[31] and {'amount': '+82376'}^[32].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city of California^[5] and charter city^[6].

History and Context

Things named after include Santa Cruz Mountains^[10], a mountain range^[33], in United States^[34]; Mount Diablo^[11], a mountain^[35], in United States^[36]; and Mount Hamilton^[12], a mountain^[37], in United States^[38].

Why It Matters

Mountain View ranks in the top 8% of city_of_california entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,549 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[39] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[40]