Where is Santa Cruz County, California?

location of Santa Cruz county on a map — Location of Santa Cruz County within the state of California

Santa Cruz County is a county equivalent area found in California, USA. The county government of Santa Cruz is found in the county seat of Santa Cruz.

With a total 1,572.54 sq. km of land and water area, Santa Cruz County, California is the 1717th largest county equivalent area in the United States. Home to 271,804 people, Santa Cruz County has a total 104698 households earning 66519 on average per year.

Santa Cruz County, California - Quick Facts

FIPS Code	6087
Area Codes	831,408
Time Zone	PST
Major Cities	Santa Cruz (population: 99,537), Watsonville (population: 84,013), Aptos (population: 24,375), Scotts Valley (population: 14,995), Soquel (population: 10,324), Los Gatos (population: 9,588), Capitola (population: 9,290), Boulder Creek (population: 9,129), Felton (population: 7,908), Freedom (population: 7,856)
Land Area	104,944 sq miles
Water Area	445 sq miles
Household Income	$66,519
Housing Units	104,698
Median Home Value	$557,500
High School Grads	85% of population
Holders of Bachelors Degrees	37% of population
Retail Spending	$14,894 per capita
Food & Accomodation Sales	$513,826 per capita
Universities and Colleges	Cabrillo College, Five Branches University