THE EAST FOOTHILLS LAND BRIEF
Land in the
East Bay Hills/Western Diablo Range setting.
East Foothills CDP has 2.13 square miles of land in Santa Clara County. Its Census reference point is in East Bay Hills/Western Diablo Range, within Central California Foothills and Coastal Mountains.
Oak woodland, chaparral and grassland occupy foothills and low coastal mountains around the Central Valley. Narrow agricultural valleys interrupt this landscape of dry summers and wetter winters.
Regional context: Central California Foothills and Coastal Mountains ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
East Foothills and Santa Clara County
East Foothills is associated with Santa Clara County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
East Foothills by land and water
The Census records 0 square miles of water within East Foothills, or 0% of its total area. It is 1 percentage points lower than the 1% recorded for Santa Clara County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, East Foothills CDP has 2.5 times the land area of nearby Alum Rock CDP (0.87 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

