Stanford University is located in Stanford, California, in the heart of Northern California's Silicon Valley. It is situated about 35 miles south of San Francisco and 20 miles north of San Jose. The campus is adjacent to the city of Palo Alto, which it calls home, and is part of the San Francisco Peninsula in the northwest part of the Santa Clara Valley. The university's main campus covers approximately 8,180 acres, making it one of the largest in the United States
. The exact address is 450 Jane Stanford Way, Stanford, CA 94305, United States. The campus is bordered by El Camino Real, Stanford Avenue, Junipero Serra Boulevard, and Sand Hill Road
. It lies between the Santa Cruz Mountains and the Pacific Ocean to the west, and San Francisco Bay to the east
. In summary, Stanford University is located in the city of Stanford, near Palo Alto, in Silicon Valley, California, between San Francisco and San Jose
