Los Gatos Essential Info
Overview
Los Gatos is a town in Santa Clara County, near San Jose, California in the foothills of the Santa Cruz mountains.
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Basics
Best Time To Go
Year round
Current Time
Current Weather
48 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Fun Facts
- Los Gatos is home to the "Smallest House on the Smallest Lot in Silicon Valley."
- Netflix was founded in Los Gatos and has developed a large presence in the area.
- Though the official total area of the town is 11.2 square miles, approximately 100 square miles of the surrounding Los Gatos Mountains has a Los Gatos address and uses the 95033 zip code
- Gary Ross Dahl, the creator of the Pet Rock, lived in Los Gatos.
- John Steinbeck, an American author of twenty-seven books including East of Eden and Grapes of Wrath, built a summer ranch-home in Los Gatos.
Popular Foods
- Moussaka
- Lemon Risotto