Welcome to King City ...

The city of King City is located in Monterey County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of King City, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

The city was incorporated February 9, 1911.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, King City has a population of 13,929 people<2> (see below for details).

King City is 320 feet [98 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

King City lies within the (831) area code.

The ZIP code for King City: 93930<4>

Websites for King City ...

Official Website:   www.kingcity.com/

Junior League:   www.jlmontereycounty.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, King City had an population of 13,929 people. This is an increase of 8.19% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 25.55% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, King City had a population of 12,874 people. This makes King City the county's 8th most populous community.

The population of King City represents 0.03% of the total population of California (which has 37,253,956 people), making it the state's 340th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 12,874 people, the population of King City increased 16.04% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 11,094 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for King City.

Communities Also Named King City ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named King City - they are located in Georgia, Kansas, Missouri, Ontario, Oregon and Texas.

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

Communities near King City ...

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

• Soledad
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soledad
  • Soledad is located in Monterey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,247 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Soledad <5>
• Greenfield
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
  • Greenfield is located in Monterey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,644 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenfield <5>
• San Lucas
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Lucas
  • San Lucas is located in Monterey County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Lucas <5>
• Bitterwater
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bitterwater
  • Bitterwater is located in San Benito County
• Jolon
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolon
  • Jolon is located in Monterey County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jolon <5>
• Lockwood
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockwood
  • Lockwood is located in Monterey County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lockwood <5>
• Martinus Corner
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinus Corner
  • Martinus Corner is located in Monterey County
• San Ardo
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Ardo
  • San Ardo is located in Monterey County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Ardo <5>
• San Benito
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Benito
  • San Benito is located in San Benito County
• Pinnacles
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinnacles have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinnacles
  • Pinnacles is located in San Benito 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 King City. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for King City.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of King City. 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 King City.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around King City. Our list includes 14 papers. See our Newspapers Page for King City.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for King City ...

Looking for more information about King City? 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 King City, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for King City.

Adding King City to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of King City 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 King City was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the King City post office opened in 1887.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for King City.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for King City: www.kingcity.com/

The official website for Monterey County: www.co.monterey.ca.us/

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