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Sunnyvale score: 40/100 (Moderate) Updated September 27, 2026

Is Sunnyvale safe? United States travel risk

Is Sunnyvale safe right now? Checked 17 October 2026

Sunnyvale scores 40/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise normal security precautions. The US State Department does not issue advice for United States. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.

Sunnyvale scores 40/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and United States (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Sunnyvale: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.

Driven by: security (35/100) and natural hazards (54/100).

A score of 40 is higher than 41% of the cities we score.

Consult the United States travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.

Location & Spatial Data

Coordinates 37.3836° N, 122.0255° W place Sunnyvale within California at an elevation of 39 meters. Heading to Washington: 3,899.4 km ENE.

Region
California
Coordinates
37.3836° N, 122.0255° W
Elevation
39 m
Time Zone
America/Los_Angeles
Population
153,455
Nearest city with evaluated safety score: San Francisco (55.5 km NW).

Transit Links & Medical Facilities

Aviation Hub Moffett Federal Airfield (NUQ) 4.2 km NNW
Hospital Care Sutter Health Sunnyvale Center 1.7 km SSW
Police Station Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety 2.0 km SW
Railway Terminal Sunnyvale 0.7 km SW

Proximate Regional Communities (United States)

Natural Hazard Calendar & History

5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)

Hazard Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Floods — 1 — — — — — — — — — 1

Most flood events within 100 km of Sunnyvale happened in February and December (2 of 2 in five years).

Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.

For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the United States travel advice & laws.

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Surrounding Places with Full Dossiers

Santa Clara 15
5.5 km ESE
Fremont 22
16.3 km NNE
San Jose 37
18.2 km ESE
Hayward 15
28.1 km N
Santa Cruz 20
45.0 km S
Oakland 22
48.3 km NNW

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Intelligence records sourced via SimpleMaps, GeoNames, OSM, OurAirports, Open-Meteo, and USGS/GDACS · Sources · Editorial Policy