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Welcome to San Andres ...

San Andres is located in Santa Cruz County<1>.

San Andres is 190 feet [58 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near San Andres ...

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

  • Salinas
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Santa Cruz
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Gilroy
    (15 miles [24.1 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
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Morgan Hill
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Marina
    (16 miles [25.7 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 <3>
  • Scotts Valley
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Capitola
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • San Juan Bautista
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Corralitos
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for San Andres ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Santa Cruz, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around San Andres - 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.