Welcome to Aromas ...

Aromas is primarily located in Monterey County<1>. A portion of Aromas extends into San Benito County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Aromas, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1956.

Aromas is 130 feet [40 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The telephone area code for Aromas: (831)

The ZIP code for Aromas: 95004<3>

Communities near Aromas ...

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

• Salinas
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • 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
  (9 miles [14.5 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
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • 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>
• Morgan Hill
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Hill
  • Morgan Hill is located in Santa Clara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 45,501 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morgan Hill <4>
• Hollister
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollister
  • Hollister is located in San Benito County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,805 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hollister <4>
• Marina
  (16 miles [25.7 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>
• Capitola
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • 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>
• San Juan Bautista
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • 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>
• Las Lomas
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Lomas
  • Las Lomas is located in Monterey County
• Pajaro
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pajaro
  • Pajaro is located in Monterey 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 Aromas. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Aromas.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Aromas ...

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

Adding Aromas to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Aromas 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 Aromas was on a map titled Road Map for California (from Shell Oil, 1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Aromas.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Aromas. 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/