Alum Rock, California

About Alum Rock

Set in the western part of California, Alum Rock is a small unincorporated community.

Alum Rock holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 0.87 square miles.

📰 Alum Rock News Today

• Update: Earthquake of 2.2 magnitude reported close to Alum Rock, CA on July 28 Sacramento Bee · Aug 7
• East San Jose school district plans workforce housing San José Spotlight · Aug 10
• Alum Rock Sierra Fire update: Massive blaze in San Jose; check map as scary videos emerge - watch | Hindustan Times hindustantimes.com · Jun 25
• Alum Rock: Fighting for Stability After School Closures California Teachers Association · Nov 20
• East San Jose school district hires new superintendent San José Spotlight · Jul 17

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Alum Rock Unique

• The only place in America named Alum Rock — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in western California, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Easy reach of San Jose (5 mi) — commute to the city, live where it's calm.

📍 Neighborhoods in Alum Rock

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Alum Rock

• Araujo’s Mexican Grill — mexican
• Bacalhau Grill — portuguese
• Bambu — vietnamese (café)
• Bình Dân Quán — vietnamese
• Dynasty Chinese Seafood Restaurant — chinese
• Enjoy Seoul — korean
• Little Lamb Hotpot & BBQ — hotpot
• Maiwand Kabob House — afghan
• Mi Tierra — mexican
• Mountain Mike's — pizza

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Barracuda Blaster · Attraction
• Blue Thunder · Attraction
• Bombs Away · Attraction
• Dragon's Den · Attraction
• Game Room · Arcade
• Great White Shark · Attraction
• Lazy River · Attraction
• Little Dipper · Attraction
• Raging Waters · Water park
• Serpentine Slides · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Alum Rock

• Emma Prusch Farm Park reviews ★
• Fernish Park reviews ★
• Hillview Park reviews ★
• Mount Pleasant Park reviews ★
• Plata Arroyo Park reviews ★
• Ponderosa Woods · Garden reviews ★
• Roosevelt Park reviews ★
• Blue Garden · Garden reviews ★
• Bonita Park reviews ★
• Bruzzone Park reviews ★
• Capital Park reviews ★
• Cassel Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Alum Rock

🏘️ Nearby Communities