| Official Name: | South Santa Clara Valley |
| Settlement Type: | census county division (CCD) |
| Pushpin Map: | USA |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the United States |
| Timezone: | PST |
| Utc Offset: | -8 |
| Timezone Dst: | PDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -7 |
| Coordinates: | 37.0547°N -121.5778°W |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
| Elevation M: | 72 |
| Elevation Ft: | 236 |
| Unit Pref: | US |
| Area Footnotes: | [2] |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 117.764 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 117.145 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.619 |
| Area Total Km2: | 305.007 |
| Area Land Km2: | 303.404 |
| Area Water Km2: | 1.603 |
| Area Water Percent: | 0.005 |
| Population As Of: | 2010 |
| Population Total: | 103,477 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code(s) |
| Postal Code: | 95046, 95038, 95037, 95020 |
| Area Code: | 408 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 06-08593175 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2583195 |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | California |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Santa Clara |
South Santa Clara Valley is a census county division (CCD) located in south Santa Clara County, California.[3] The area covers approximately 118sqmi, and includes the cities of Morgan Hill, San Martin, and Gilroy as well as their immediate outlying unincorporated areas. The area is bounded by Coyote to the north, Llagas-Uvas to the west, Diablo Range to the east, and San Benito County to the south.
As of the 2010 US Census, the population was 103,477 residents of whom 47.0% were Hispanic, 40.8% non-Hispanic white, 7.6% Asian, and 4.6% of other races, with a median age of 40.5 years old.[4]
Most residents and businesses in the area use postal zip codes from neighboring cities of Morgan Hill, San Martin, and Gilroy. The telephone area code is 408.
The region lies in the southern part of Santa Clara Valley, and supports a relatively mild Mediterranean climate.