In addition, the City of San José has the nation's best public safety record of any metropolitan area, a marvelous ethnic diversity and a beautiful climate.

FOUNDED: 1777
San José was California's first civilian settlement.

INCORPORATED: MARCH 27, 1850
San José was California's first incorporated city and site of the first state capital.

INCORPORATED AREA: 177.7 SQUARE MILES

COUNTY: SANTA CLARA

MAP: San José is the largest city in the Bay Area, located roughly 50 miles south of San Francisco and 390 miles north of Los Angeles.

POPULATION: 926,200*
San José is the third largest city in California, following Los Angeles and San Diego. It is the 11th largest city in the U.S. (2004 State Department of Finance)

DISPOSABLE INCOME*
Ranked No.1 in the U.S., based on median household income of $76,181. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey; 2002)

CLIMATE
Temperatures vary from an average of 50 degrees in January to an average of 70 degrees in July. San José boasts an average of more than 300 sunny days per year, and has a mean annual rainfall of 14.4 inches.

ELEVATION
The highest elevation is 4,372 at Copernicus Peak in the Diablo Range; the lowest elevation is sea level.

* The information about the city of San Jose is taken from www.SanJoseCA.gov. To learn more about the city of San Jose, please visit San Jose official website www.SanJoseCA.gov