Welcome to San Benito ...

San Benito is located in San Benito County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of San Benito, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1869.

San Benito is 1,340 feet [408 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The area code for San Benito: (831)

Communities Also Named San Benito ...

While we believe that this San Benito is located in San Benito County, we know of another 2 California communities named San Benito. Those communities are located in the following counties: Monterey and San Bernardino County.

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

Communities near San Benito ...

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

• Soledad
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • 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>
• Greenfield
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • 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>
• Gonzales
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gonzales
  • Gonzales is located in Monterey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,237 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gonzales <3>
• Bitterwater
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bitterwater
  • Bitterwater is located in San Benito County
• Panoche
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panoche
  • Panoche is located in San Benito County
• Mercey Hot Springs
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercey Hot Springs
  • Mercey Hot Springs is located in Fresno County
  • Former name for Mercey Hot Springs:
  • Mercy Hot Springs
• Paicines
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paicines
  • Paicines is located in San Benito County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paicines <3>
• King City
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • 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>
• New Idria ‑ Historic
  (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Idria
  • New Idria is located in San Benito County
  • New Idria has also been known as:
  • Idria
• Tres Pinos
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tres Pinos
  • Tres Pinos is located in San Benito County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tres Pinos <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for San Benito ...

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

Adding San Benito to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the San Benito post office opened in 1869.

We also found San Benito in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for San Benito.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for San Benito. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for San Benito County: www.san-benito.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/