New Almaden, California

New Almaden, California
New Almaden, California
—  Unincorporated community  —
New Almaden, California is located in California
New Almaden, California
Coordinates: 37°10′34″N 121°49′15″W / 37.17611°N 121.82083°W / 37.17611; -121.82083Coordinates: 37°10′34″N 121°49′15″W / 37.17611°N 121.82083°W / 37.17611; -121.82083
Country United States
State California
County Santa Clara
Elevation 492 ft (150 m)
Time zone Pacific (PST) (UTC-8)
 - Summer (DST) PDT (UTC-7)
ZIP code 95042
Area code(s) 408
GNIS feature ID 1659212[1]

New Almaden is an unincorporated community in Santa Clara County, California, United States. New Almaden is 11 miles (18 km) south-southeast of downtown San Jose. New Almaden has a post office with ZIP code 95042, which first opened in 1861. The community is named after the New Almaden mine, which opened in the area in 1848.[2][3] New Almaden was the childhood home of former Arizona Cardinals All-Pro safety Pat Tillman.

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: New Almaden, California
  2. ^ ZIP Code Lookup
  3. ^ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Quill Driver Books. pp. 671. ISBN 1884995144. http://books.google.com/books?id=Yfa0hmE7yocC. 
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