Welcome to Santa Cruz County ...

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

The community of Santa Cruz is the Seat for Santa Cruz County.

Santa Cruz County is one of the original counties of California and was founded in 1850.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Santa Cruz had a population of 273,213 people. This is an increase of 3.83% since the last Census (which gave a population of 263,147 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Santa Cruz represented 0.71% of the total population of California.

Below are some of the communities located in Santa Cruz County:

• Capitola
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitola
  • Capitola is located in Santa Cruz County (CA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,959 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Capitola <2>
• Santa Cruz
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Cruz
  • Santa Cruz is located in Santa Cruz County (CA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 64,317 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santa Cruz <2>
• Scotts Valley
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Valley
  • Scotts Valley is located in Santa Cruz County (CA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,995 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scotts Valley <2>
• Watsonville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watsonville
  • Watsonville is located in Santa Cruz County (CA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,673 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watsonville <2>

Websites of Interest ...

• Websites specific to California
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  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Website for the California State Archives

• Websites specific to Santa Cruz County
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• Websites for nearby counties
  • Monterey County
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  • San Benito County
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  • San Mateo County
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  • Santa Clara County
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• Cemetery Information and Directories
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of California
  • Cemeteries of Santa Cruz County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of California
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of California
  • Cemeteries of Santa Cruz County