Northwest Data Center and Communications Hub
DatacenteractiveStanford, CA
At a glance
Northwest Data Center and Communications Hub is a datacenter at Stanford, CA. The facility is catalogued at about 10,145 square feet. Among the best-connected interconnection facilities in the area, the closest is Equinix SV8 - Silicon Valley, Palo Alto, 1.4 miles away, with 68 connected networks.
Facility
Where is Northwest Data Center and Communications Hub located?
The facility's recorded address is Stanford, CA. It is the only datacenter catalogued in Stanford. California has 158 catalogued datacenters, the 4th-most of any state. The largest clusters in the state are Santa Clara (37), San Jose (12), Los Angeles (12).
How large is Northwest Data Center and Communications Hub?
Northwest Data Center and Communications Hub covers about 10,145 square feet. By footprint it ranks 96th of the 98 California datacenters with a recorded floor area. The median recorded footprint in California is 65,643 square feet, so this facility is smaller than the typical California datacenter.
What network and power infrastructure is near Northwest Data Center and Communications Hub?
5 PeeringDB interconnection facilities are listed in the surrounding area; of those, the closest is Equinix SV8 - Silicon Valley, Palo Alto, about 1.4 miles away. The best-connected of them, Hurricane Electric Fremont 2, has 304 networks present, against a California median of 3 networks per facility. 5 other datacenters are listed in the surrounding area (within about half a degree of latitude and longitude). The highest-scoring candidate site nearby is Hunters Point in San Mateo County, with a DC Readiness score of 61.3 out of 100 and a 115 kV substation nearby.
Nearby internet exchanges
- Hurricane Electric Fremont 2Fremont, CA · 304 networks
- Equinix SV1/SV5/SV10 - Silicon Valley, San JoseSan Jose, CA · 280 networks
- Equinix SV8 - Silicon Valley, Palo AltoPalo Alto, CA · 68 networks
- CoreSite - San Jose (SV1)San Jose, CA · 56 networks
- Digital Realty SFO (200 Paul)San Francisco, CA · 45 networks
Other datacenters nearby
- Digital Realty Silicon Valley SC1Digital Realty · Santa Clara, CA
- Hurricane Electric Fremont 2Hurricane Electric · Fremont, CA
- MicrosoftMicrosoft · Santa Clara, CA
- Equinix SV5Equinix · San Jose, CA
- Digital Realty Silicon Valley SJC37Digital Realty · Santa Clara, CA
Nearby datacenter candidate sites
Scored candidate sites near Northwest Data Center and Communications Hub, ranked by DC Readiness — useful for evaluating expansion or second-site options in the same power/fiber market.
| Site | Type | State | County | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hunters Point | Brownfield | CA | San Mateo County | 115 kV | 427 MW | 7.6 yrs | 61.3 |
| EMBARCADERO | Substation-Adjacent | CA | Contra Costa County | 230 kV | 300 MW | 7.6 yrs | 59.8 |
| NEWARK DISTRIBUTION | Substation-Adjacent | CA | Alameda County | 230 kV | 300 MW | 7.6 yrs | 59.3 |
| MARTIN | Substation-Adjacent | CA | San Mateo County | 230 kV | 300 MW | 7.6 yrs | 59.0 |
| S.L.A.C. | Substation-Adjacent | CA | San Mateo County | 230 kV | 300 MW | 7.6 yrs | 58.8 |
| EASTSHORE | Substation-Adjacent | CA | Alameda County | 230 kV | 300 MW | 7.6 yrs | 58.7 |
| LOS ESTEROS | Substation-Adjacent | CA | Alameda County | 230 kV | 300 MW | 7.6 yrs | 58.6 |
| FREMONT | Substation-Adjacent | CA | Alameda County | 230 kV | 300 MW | 7.6 yrs | 58.4 |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the address of Northwest Data Center and Communications Hub?
Northwest Data Center and Communications Hub is located at Stanford, CA. Its coordinates are 37.4334, -122.1807.
How big is Northwest Data Center and Communications Hub?
Northwest Data Center and Communications Hub covers about 10,145 square feet. That is the 96th-largest of 98 California datacenters with a recorded footprint.
Which internet exchanges and carrier hotels are near Northwest Data Center and Communications Hub?
GridCensus lists 5 PeeringDB interconnection facilities near Northwest Data Center and Communications Hub: Equinix SV8 - Silicon Valley, Palo Alto (1.4 miles, 68 networks); Hurricane Electric Fremont 2 (15 miles, 304 networks); CoreSite - San Jose (SV1) (17 miles, 56 networks).
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About this data
Source: PNNL datacenter atlas and OpenStreetMap facility records, deduplicated by GridCensus, as published March 7, 2026. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: GridCensus, “Northwest Data Center and Communications Hub, Stanford, CA”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenters/northwest-data-center-and-communications-hub-0c9b5c89 (data as of March 7, 2026).
Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.
Capacity and footprint are catalogued figures from public facility records and may lag operational changes.
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