California
Distance from Fremont to San Jose
Straight-line distance
15.4mi
Fremont, CA and San Jose, CA are 15.4 miles (24.7 km) apart in a straight line. From Fremont, the shortest path starts out heading SSE (153°).
- kilometers
- 24.7
- nautical miles
- 13.4
- heading from Fremont
- 153° SSE
- heading from San Jose
- 333° NNW
Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders
How far Fremont is from San Jose
The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Fremont and San Jose is 15.4 miles, 24.7 km or 13.4 nautical miles. That is the shortest path over the Earth's surface, computed with the haversine formula on a sphere with the mean Earth radius, 6,371.0 km. A course held on one compass bearing (a rhumb line) would be 15.4 miles, practically the same at this range.
Measurements
- Miles
- 15.4
- Kilometers
- 24.7
- Nautical miles
- 13.4
- Bearing from Fremont
- 153.1° SSE
- Bearing arriving at San Jose
- 153.2°
- Bearing from San Jose
- 333.2° NNW
Halfway between Fremont and San Jose
The great-circle midpoint is at 37.395267, -121.877766 (37°23'42.96"N 121°52'39.96"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Milpitas, CA, with 79,746 residents, 2.7 miles from the midpoint. To find towns near the midpoint of any two places, use the halfway tool.
Time zones and daylight
Both use America/Los_Angeles, so there is no time difference. On June 21, Fremont gets 14 h 45 min of daylight and San Jose 14 h 44 min; on December 21, 9 h 34 min and 9 h 36 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.
Population compared
San Jose has 4.4 times the population of Fremont. From July 2020 to July 2024, Fremont changed by -1.0% and San Jose by -1.2%. Both are in California.
- 01Fremont, CA228,192 (-1.0%)
- 02San Jose, CA997,368 (-1.2%)
Questions people ask
How far is Fremont from San Jose?
15.4 miles, 24.7 km or 13.4 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.
Which direction is San Jose from Fremont?
SSE. The great-circle path leaves Fremont on a bearing of 153.1° and arrives at San Jose on 153.2°. The return trip starts on 333.2°.
What is halfway between Fremont and San Jose?
The midpoint is at 37.395267, -121.877766. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Milpitas, CA, 2.7 miles from it.
Is there a time difference between Fremont and San Jose?
Both use America/Los_Angeles, so there is no time difference.
Which is bigger, Fremont or San Jose?
San Jose, with 997,368 residents in July 2024 against 228,192 for Fremont, 4.4 times as many.
Sources and data as of
Data as of: Census 2024 Gazetteer internal points and Vintage 2024 estimates; time zones from Open-Meteo.
- 01Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
- 02Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
- 03SunCalc library (Vladimir Agafonkin), algorithms after Jean Meeus
- 04IANA time zone database (clock times and daylight saving rules)
How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.