Formed in 1956 by merging five historic towns: Centerville, Niles, Irvington, Mission San Jose, and Warm Springs source
Community character
A large, affluent, and diverse East Bay city that sits next to Silicon Valley and hosts major technology and manufacturing employers. It is the fourth most populous city in the San Francisco Bay Area. source
Mission San Jose
Spanish mission founded in 1797, with a reconstructed 1809-era church source
Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum
Museum in the Niles district where Charlie Chaplin filmed in the 1910s source
Ardenwood Historic Farm
Working historic farm centered on the 1857 George Washington Patterson House source
Mission Peak Regional Preserve
Popular East Bay hiking destination rising above 2,500 feet source
Central Park and Lake Elizabeth
Large downtown recreation area built around an 83-acre lake source
Centerville
One of the five original towns, a central commercial district source
Niles
Historic district known for its silent-film history and antique shops source
Irvington
One of the five founding communities, near the Warm Springs BART line source
Mission San Jose
District built around the historic 1797 Spanish mission source
Warm Springs
Southern district and site of the Tesla factory and BART station source
