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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

Area Code for King City: 831

The ZIP code for King City: 93930<4>

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 (which had 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.

Websites for King City ...

Official Website:   www.kingcity.com/

Junior League:   www.jlmontereycounty.org/

Communities near King City ...

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

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>

X2X - 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.

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/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Monterey, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for King City.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around King City - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as King City). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether King City or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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