Welcome to Soledad ...

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Soledad, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Soledad has a population of 25,781 people<2> (see below for details).

Soledad is 250 feet [76 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Soledad is within the (831) area code.

The ZIP code for Soledad: 93960<4>

Websites for Soledad ...

Official Website:   www.cityofsoledad.com/

Junior League:   www.jlmontereycounty.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Soledad had an population of 25,781 people. This is an increase of 0.17% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 128.9% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Soledad had a population of 25,738 people (which is 6.2% of the total population of Monterey County). This makes Soledad the county's 4th most populous community.

The population of Soledad represents 0.07% of the total population of California (which has 37,253,956 people), making it the state's 258th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 25,738 people, the population of Soledad increased 128.52% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 11,263 people).

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

Communities near Soledad ...

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

• Greenfield
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • 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>
• King City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King City
  • King City is located in Monterey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,968 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for King City <5>
• Gonzales
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gonzales
  • Gonzales is located in Monterey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,237 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gonzales <5>
• Pinnacles
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • 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
• Chualar
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chualar
  • Chualar is located in Monterey County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chualar <5>
• San Benito
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Benito
  • San Benito is located in San Benito County
• Bitterwater
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bitterwater
  • Bitterwater is located in San Benito County
• Paicines
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paicines
  • Paicines is located in San Benito County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paicines <5>
• Carmel Valley Village
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel Valley Village
  • Carmel Valley Village is located in Monterey County
  • Carmel Valley Village has also been known as:
  • Carmel Valley
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carmel Valley Village <5>
• Spreckels
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spreckels
  • Spreckels is located in Monterey County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spreckels <5>

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 Soledad. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Soledad.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Soledad. See our Newspapers Page for Soledad.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Soledad ...

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

Adding Soledad to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Soledad 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 Soledad was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Soledad mentioned on a train schedule titled Southern Pacific Railroad Time Tables (August 1903).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Soledad.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Soledad: www.cityofsoledad.com/

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

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