Los Gatos, California

Los Gatos (meaning "The Cats" in Spanish) is an incorporated town in Santa Clara County, California, United States. It is in the San Francisco Bay Area, about 70 miles south of San Francisco. It is on the edge of Silicon Valley.

Los Gatos, California
Town
La Cañada Building in April 2016
Flag Seal
Location in Santa Clara County and the state of California
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Coordinates: 37°14′10″N 121°57′42″W
Country	United States
State	California
County	Santa Clara
Incorporated	August 10, 1887[1]
Named for	Rancho Rinconada de Los Gatos
Government
• Mayor	Mary Badame[2]
• Town Manager	Laurel Prevetti[3]
Area [4]
• Total	11.44 sq mi (29.64 km2)
• Land	11.36 sq mi (29.43 km2)
• Water	0.08 sq mi (0.21 km2)  0.71%
Elevation [5]	344 ft (105 m)
Population  (2020)[6]
• Total	33,529
• Density	3,026.08/sq mi (1,026.95/km2)
Time zone	UTC−8 (Pacific)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−7 (PDT)
ZIP Codes	95030–95033
Area codes	408/669
FIPS code	06-44112
GNIS feature IDs	1659017, 2412917
Website	losgatosca.gov

History

The town's founding dates to the mid-1850s with the building of a flour-milling operation, Forbes Mill, by James Alexander Forbes along Los Gatos Creek, then called Jones's Creek. The mill's two-story stone storage annex still stands.^[7]

The town grew rapidly in the 1960s. As of 2020, it has 33,529 inhabitants.^[8] California State Route 17 runs through the town from south to north.

Mission Oaks Hospital is the biggest employer, with 2,000 staff. Netflix is an online movie rental service headquartered in Los Gatos.