Welcome to Capitola ...

The coastal city of Capitola is located in Santa Cruz County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Capitola, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

The city was incorporated January 11, 1949.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Capitola has a population of 10,055 people<2> (see below for details).

Capitola is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Capitola lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Capitola is within the (831) area code.

The ZIP code for Capitola: 95010<4>

Websites for Capitola ...

Official Website: www.ci.capitola.ca.us/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Capitola had an population of 10,055 people. This is an increase of 1.38% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 0.22% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Capitola had a population of 9,918 people. This makes Capitola the county's 4th most populous community.

The population of Capitola represents 0.03% of the population of California (which has 37,253,956 people), making it the state's 373rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 9,918 people, the population of Capitola decreased 1.15% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 10,033 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Capitola.

Communities Also Named Capitola ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Capitola - they are located in Florida, Maryland and Texas (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Capitola.

Communities near Capitola ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Capitola.

• Watsonville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watsonville
  • Watsonville is located in Santa Cruz County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,673 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watsonville <5>
• Morgan Hill
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Hill
  • Morgan Hill is located in Santa Clara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 45,501 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morgan Hill <5>
• Los Gatos
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Gatos
  • Los Gatos is located in Santa Clara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,266 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Los Gatos <5>
• Scotts Valley
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Valley
  • Scotts Valley is located in Santa Cruz County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,995 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scotts Valley <5>
• Monte Sereno
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monte Sereno
  • Monte Sereno is located in Santa Clara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,491 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monte Sereno <5>
• Pasatiempo
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pasatiempo
  • Pasatiempo is located in Santa Cruz County
• Rio del Mar
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio del Mar
  • Rio del Mar is located in Santa Cruz County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rio del Mar <5>
• Day Valley
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Valley
  • Day Valley is located in Santa Cruz County
• La Selva Beach
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Selva Beach
  • La Selva Beach is located in Santa Cruz County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Selva Beach <5>
• Paradise Park
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Park
  • Paradise Park is located in Santa Cruz County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Capitola. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Capitola.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Capitola. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Capitola.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Capitola. Our list includes 6 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Capitola.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Capitola ...

Looking for more information about Capitola? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Capitola, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Capitola.

Adding Capitola to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Capitola in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Capitola was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Capitola post office opened in 1889.

We also found Capitola in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Capitola.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Capitola: www.ci.capitola.ca.us/

The official website for Santa Cruz County: www.co.santa-cruz.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/