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Welcome to Los Carneros ...

Los Carneros is located in Monterey County<1>.

Los Carneros is 60 feet [18 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Los Carneros ...

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

  • Salinas
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Santa Cruz
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Gilroy
    (13 miles [20.9 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 <3>
  • Watsonville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Morgan Hill
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Hollister
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Seaside
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Marina
    (12 miles [19.3 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 <3>
  • Capitola
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • San Juan Bautista
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Los Carneros ...

Looking for more information about Los Carneros? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Los Carneros, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Los Carneros.

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>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Los Carneros - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.