Welcome to San Juan Bautista ...

The city of San Juan Bautista is located in San Benito County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of San Juan Bautista, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1905.

The city was incorporated May 4, 1896.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, San Juan Bautista has a population of 2,066 people<2> (see below for details).

San Juan Bautista is 210 feet [64 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

San Juan Bautista is within the boundaries of the (831) area code.

The ZIP code for San Juan Bautista: 95045<4>

Websites for San Juan Bautista ...

Official Website: www.san-juan-bautista.ca.us/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, San Juan Bautista had an population of 2,066 people. This is an increase of 10.96% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 33.38% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, San Juan Bautista had a population of 1,862 people. This makes San Juan Bautista the county's 2nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,862 people, the population of San Juan Bautista increased 20.21% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,549 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for San Juan Bautista.

Communities near San Juan Bautista ...

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

• Salinas
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • 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 <5>
• Gilroy
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • 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 <5>
• Watsonville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • 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 <5>
• Hollister
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollister
  • Hollister is located in San Benito County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,805 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hollister <5>
• Marina
  (18 miles [29 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 <5>
• River Oaks
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Oaks
  • River Oaks is located in San Benito County
• Sargent ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargent
  • Sargent is located in Santa Clara County
• Aromas
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aromas
  • Aromas is located in Monterey County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aromas <5>
• Prunedale
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prunedale
  • Prunedale is located in Monterey County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prunedale <5>
• Dunneville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunneville
  • Dunneville is located in San Benito County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for San Juan Bautista ...

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

Adding San Juan Bautista to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of San Juan Bautista 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 Juan Bautista was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the San Juan Bautista post office opened in 1905.

We also found San Juan Bautista on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for California (1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for San Juan Bautista.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for San Juan Bautista: www.san-juan-bautista.ca.us/

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

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