Welcome to Lucia ...

Lucia is located in Monterey County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lucia, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1900.

Lucia is 350 feet [107 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Lucia is within the (831) area code.

Websites for Lucia ...

Junior League:   www.jlmontereycounty.org/

Communities Also Named Lucia ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Lucia - they are located in North Carolina and Washington.

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

Communities near Lucia ...

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

• Gorda
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorda
  • Gorda is located in Monterey County
• Posts
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posts
  • Posts is located in Monterey County
• Jolon
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolon
  • Jolon is located in Monterey County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jolon <3>
• Big Sur
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sur
  • Big Sur is located in Monterey County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Sur <3>
• Martinus Corner
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinus Corner
  • Martinus Corner is located in Monterey County
• Greenfield
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
  • Greenfield is located in Monterey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,644 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenfield <3>
• King City
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King City
  • King City is located in Monterey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,968 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for King City <3>
• Lockwood
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockwood
  • Lockwood is located in Monterey County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lockwood <3>
• San Lucas
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Lucas
  • San Lucas is located in Monterey County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Lucas <3>
• Soledad
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soledad
  • Soledad is located in Monterey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,247 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Soledad <3>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Lucia. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lucia.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lucia ...

Looking for more information about Lucia? 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 Lucia, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Lucia.

Adding Lucia to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lucia 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 Lucia was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Lucia post office opened in 1900.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lucia.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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