Welcome to Castroville ...

Castroville is located in Monterey County<1>.

Castroville was established in 1863.

Castroville is near sea level<2>.

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

Castroville is located in the (831) area code.

The ZIP code for Castroville: 95012<3>

Websites for Castroville ...

Junior League:   www.jlmontereycounty.org/

Communities Also Named Castroville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Castroville - it's located in Texas.

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

Communities near Castroville ...

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

• Salinas
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salinas
  • Salinas is located in Monterey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 154,868 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salinas <4>
• Gilroy
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilroy
  • Gilroy is located in Santa Clara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,831 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilroy <4>
• Watsonville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • 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 <4>
• Seaside
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaside
  • Seaside is located in Monterey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,115 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seaside <4>
• Monterey
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
  • Monterey is located in Monterey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,511 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monterey <4>
• Marina
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marina
  • Marina is located in Monterey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,836 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marina <4>
• Pacific Grove
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacific Grove
  • Pacific Grove is located in Monterey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,299 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pacific Grove <4>
• Capitola
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitola
  • Capitola is located in Santa Cruz County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,959 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Capitola <4>
• Carmel-by-the-Sea
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel-by-the-Sea
  • Carmel-by-the-Sea is located in Monterey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,744 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carmel-by-the-Sea <4>
• San Juan Bautista
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Juan Bautista
  • San Juan Bautista is located in San Benito County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,124 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Juan Bautista <4>

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Castroville. Our list includes 10 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Castroville.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Castroville ...

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

Adding Castroville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Castroville 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 Castroville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Castroville post office opened in 1867.

We also found Castroville in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Castroville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Castroville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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

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