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., Unicode Consortium, Intuit, NASA Ames Research Center, and former or existing headquarters for Microsoft, Symantec, 23andMe, LinkedIn, Samsung, Quora and Synopsys.

Country: United States
State: California
County: Santa Clara
Incorporated: November 7, 1902
Type: Council–manager
Mayor: Pat Showalter
Vice mayor: Lisa Matichack
City manager: Kimbra McCarthy
Supervisor: Joe Simitian
State Assembly Member: Marc Berman
Water: 2.26%
Population (2020): 82,376
Estimate (2022): 81,059
Rank: US: 439th, CA: 103rd
Time zone: Pacific (PST) (UTC–8)
Summer (DST): PDT (UTC–7)
ZIP Codes: 94035, 94039, 94040, 94041, 94042, 94043
Area code(s): 650
FIPS code: 06-49670
GNIS feature IDs: 0277611, 2411186
Sales tax: 9.125%
Twitter profile: mtnviewcityhall
Official Website: http://www.mountainview.gov
Wikidata description: city in Santa Clara County, California, United States
Wikidata id: Q486860
Wikidata label: Mountain View
Wikidata aliases: Array
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