Santa Teresa, San Jose

Santa Teresa is a neighborhood of San Jose, California, located in the South San Jose region of the city. It is the southernmost urbanized neighborhood of San Jose, before reaching the largely protected Coyote Valley. It is separated from Almaden Valley by the Santa Teresa Hills.

For other uses, see Santa Teresa.
Santa Teresa
Neighborhood of San Jose
Top: Cottle Urban Village; middle: Santa Teresa station, San José Public Library Santa Teresa Branch; bottom: RAMAC Park
Santa Teresa
Location within San Jose and Silicon Valley
Coordinates: 37.227948°N 121.778641°W / 37.227948; -121.778641
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountySanta Clara
CitySan Jose

History
Apartments in the Cottle Urban Village.

The Santa Teresa area is home to the Rancho Santa Teresa, a historic ranch on the border of the southern hills about a dozen blocks west of one entrance to Santa Teresa County Park. The ranch was once an important one, holding many Spanish farmers and Ohlone Indians. This ranch provided fruit, dairy products, and spring water to nearby homes and neighborhoods and even as far away as downtown San Jose. Today, it is a Santa Clara County park with hiking trails, cultural education, and recreational activities.

RAMAC Park is named after the IBM 305 RAMAC, which was developed at the IBM Santa Teresa Lab.

Geography

Santa Teresa is located in South San Jose, separated in the east from Almaden Valley by the Santa Teresa Hills and north of Coyote Valley, which separates Santa Teresa from the Madrone neighborhood of Morgan Hill. It is made up of the ZIP Codes: 95119, 95138, 95139, 95193, 95123

Santa Teresa County Park is located within the neighborhood.

Education
Santa Teresa High School and Canoas Creek to the left.

Santa Teresa is mostly served by the Oak Grove School District, which includes:

The southernmost portions of Santa Teresa are served by the Morgan Hill Unified School District, which operates two schools in Santa Teresa:

  • Los Paseos Elementary School
  • Martin Murphy Middle School

Santa Teresa is the home of Kinsey Millhone in Sue Grafton's "Alphabet" series of detective novels.

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