Sales tax in Unincorporated Santa Clara County, CA
The combined sales tax rate in Unincorporated Santa Clara County, CA is 9.75%, effective 2026-07-01.
Last verified
- ZIP codes
- 50 on file · 2 wholly inside the city limits
- Levied by
- California and Mountain View
How the combined rate in Unincorporated Santa Clara County, CA is made up
Each government below levies its own share. A seller collects them together at the till and passes each share to the authority that levied it.
| Jurisdiction | Type | Rate | Effective | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | state | 7.25% | Jan 1, 2017 | California sales and use tax rates by jurisdiction |
| Mountain View | city | 2.5% | Jul 1, 2026 | California sales and use tax rates by jurisdiction |
| Combined rate | 9.75% | |||
ZIP codes in Unincorporated Santa Clara County
50 on file — 2 wholly inside the city limits and 48 crossing them. Each has its own page.
2 ZIP codes wholly inside Unincorporated Santa Clara County
48 ZIP codes crossing the city line
Part of each of these lies outside Unincorporated Santa Clara County. An address in one may be taxed at a neighbour's rate instead, and the figure shown is the most likely one across the whole ZIP code.
| ZIP code | Combined rate | Also reaches |
|---|---|---|
| 94022 | 9.75% | Los Altos, Los Altos Hills and Palo Alto |
| 94024 | 9.75% | Cupertino, Los Altos, Los Altos Hills, Mountain View and Sunnyvale |
| 94028 | 9.375% | Menlo Park, Palo Alto, Portola Valley and Unincorporated San Mateo County |
| 94040 | 9.75% | Los Altos and Mountain View |
| 94043 | 9.75% | Mountain View, Palo Alto and Sunnyvale |
| 94085 | 9.75% | Mountain View, Santa Clara and Sunnyvale |
| 94087 | 9.75% | Cupertino and Sunnyvale |
| 94303 | 9.75% | East Palo Alto, Menlo Park, Mountain View, Palo Alto and Unincorporated San Mateo County |
| 94304 | 9.75% | Los Altos Hills and Palo Alto |
| 94305 | 9.75% | Palo Alto |
| 94306 | 9.75% | Los Altos, Mountain View and Palo Alto |
| 94550 | 10.25% | Livermore and Unincorporated Alameda County |
| 95002 | 10% | San Jose and Sunnyvale |
| 95008 | 10.5% | Campbell, Los Gatos and San Jose |
| 95013 | 10% | San Jose |
| 95014 | 9.75% | Cupertino, San Jose and Sunnyvale |
| 95020 | 9.75% | Gilroy |
| 95023 | 9.25% | Hollister and Unincorporated San Benito County |
| 95030 | 9.875% | Los Gatos, Monte Sereno and Saratoga |
| 95032 | 9.875% | Campbell, Los Gatos and San Jose |
| 95033 | 9.5% | Los Gatos, Palo Alto and Unincorporated Santa Cruz County |
| 95035 | 10% | Milpitas and San Jose |
| 95037 | 10% | Morgan Hill and San Jose |
| 95046 | 9.75% | Morgan Hill |
| 95050 | 9.75% | San Jose and Santa Clara |
| 95051 | 9.75% | Cupertino, San Jose, Santa Clara and Sunnyvale |
| 95054 | 9.75% | San Jose, Santa Clara and Sunnyvale |
| 95070 | 9.75% | Cupertino, Los Gatos, Monte Sereno, San Jose and Saratoga |
| 95076 | 9.5% | Unincorporated Monterey County, Unincorporated Santa Cruz County and Watsonville |
| 95110 | 10% | San Jose and Santa Clara |
| 95111 | 10% | San Jose |
| 95117 | 10% | Campbell and San Jose |
| 95119 | 10% | San Jose |
| 95120 | 10% | Los Gatos and San Jose |
| 95121 | 10% | San Jose |
| 95124 | 10% | Los Gatos and San Jose |
| 95125 | 10% | Campbell and San Jose |
| 95126 | 10% | San Jose and Santa Clara |
| 95127 | 10% | San Jose |
| 95128 | 10% | Campbell, San Jose and Santa Clara |
| 95129 | 10% | Cupertino and San Jose |
| 95132 | 10% | San Jose |
| 95134 | 10% | Milpitas and San Jose |
| 95135 | 10% | San Jose |
| 95136 | 10% | San Jose |
| 95138 | 10% | San Jose |
| 95139 | 10% | San Jose |
| 95148 | 10% | San Jose |
What can change the tax you pay in Unincorporated Santa Clara County, CA
- ZIP codes shared with a neighbour. 49 of Unincorporated Santa Clara County's 50 ZIP codes are also reached by San Jose, Palo Alto, Sunnyvale and Los Gatos and 22 other places, so an address in one of them can owe a neighbour's rate instead of Unincorporated Santa Clara County's.
- What you are buying. Categories are not taxed alike. The calculator switches between general merchandise, prepared food and lodging, which are the categories we hold rates for here.
How Unincorporated Santa Clara County compares with the rest of California
Unincorporated Santa Clara County's 9.75% is above what most ZIP codes carry in California. Of the state's 2,584 ZIP codes with a figure, 346 land on the same one, 1,825 carry a lower figure and 413 a higher one. Across California the combined rate runs from 7.25% to 11.25%. See every city in California.
| Combined rate | ZIP codes | Which is this city |
|---|---|---|
| ~7.75% | 535 | |
| ~8.75% | 373 | |
| ~9.75% | 346 | Unincorporated Santa Clara County |
| ~7.25% | 282 | |
| ~8.25% | 189 |
Counted from ZIP-code figures. A tilde marks a band where some ZIP codes cross a tax boundary and are counted at their most likely rate.
How sales tax is collected
The seller generally collects the tax from the buyer at the point of sale and passes it to the authorities that levied it. In most states it is added at the till rather than included in the advertised price. Read how sales tax works, including sourcing rules, online purchases and who is required to collect.
Rates last verified: Sep 4, 2026. This is when the source was last read, not when this page was last edited.
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