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Welcome to Santa Cruz County ...

Time Zone: Santa Cruz County lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Santa Cruz is the Seat for Santa Cruz County.

Santa Cruz County is one of the original counties of California and was founded in 1850.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Santa Cruz had a population of 272,870 people. This is an increase of 4% since the last Census (which gave a population of 262,382 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Santa Cruz represented 0.7% of the total population of California.

Below are some of the communities located in Santa Cruz County:

  • Capitola
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitola
    • Capitola is located in Santa Cruz County (CA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,959 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Capitola <2>
  • Santa Cruz
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Cruz
    • Santa Cruz is located in Santa Cruz County (CA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 64,317 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santa Cruz <2>
  • Scotts Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Watsonville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)

Websites of Interest ...

Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.





 

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