Welcome to Moss Landing ...

Moss Landing is located in Monterey County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Moss Landing, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1917.

A typical abbreviation for Moss Landing: Moss Lndg. (or less commonly used: Moss Lndng.)

Moss Landing is near sea level<2>.

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

Moss Landing is within the (831) area code.

The ZIP code for Moss Landing: 95039<3>

The community of Moss Landing was previously named Moss.

Websites for Moss Landing ...

Junior League:   www.jlmontereycounty.org/

Communities Also Named Moss Landing ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Moss Landing - it's located in Florida.

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

Communities near Moss Landing ...

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

• Salinas
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • 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>
• Santa Cruz
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Cruz
  • Santa Cruz is located in Santa Cruz County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 64,317 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santa Cruz <4>
• Gilroy
  (18 miles [29 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
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • 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>
• Seaside
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaside
  • Seaside is located in Monterey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,115 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seaside <4>
• Monterey
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
  • Monterey is located in Monterey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,511 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monterey <4>
• Marina
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • 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>
• Pacific Grove
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacific Grove
  • Pacific Grove is located in Monterey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,299 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pacific Grove <4>
• Capitola
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • 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>
• Carmel-by-the-Sea
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel-by-the-Sea
  • Carmel-by-the-Sea is located in Monterey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,744 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carmel-by-the-Sea <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Moss Landing ...

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

Adding Moss Landing to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Moss Landing 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 Moss Landing was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Moss Landing post office opened in 1917.

We also found Moss Landing on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for California (1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Moss Landing.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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