Gonzales, California

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The city of Gonzales is located in Monterey County.

Gonzales was incorporated January 14, 1947.

The community of Gonzales is 40 feet [12.19 m] above sea level.^<1>

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

Communities that are also named Gonzales can be found in:

At the time of the 2000 Census, Gonzales had a population of 7,525 people^<2> (or 1.87% of the total population of Monterey County).

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Gonzales had a population of 8,537 people. This is an increase of 13.45% since the 2000 Census.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Census Page for Gonzales.

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance<3>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Boronda	NW	18 mi [28.97 km]	---
	Carmel Valley Village	W	15 mi [24.14 km]	---
	Chualar	N	5 mi [8.05 km]	---
	Del Rey Oaks	W	22 mi [35.41 km]	1,529	7.33% decrease
	Greenfield	SE	16 mi [25.75 km]	15,222	20.97% increase
	Ridgemark	N	21 mi [33.8 km]	---

To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Gonzales.

Websites for Gonzales

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The Commemorative Quarter for California<4>

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Google's 'Search-by-Location' is a very useful tool for people who might be planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Gonzales. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).

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