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Watsonville, California | |
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| City of Watsonville | |
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 Flag  Seal | |
| Motto(s): "Opportunity through diversity; unity through cooperation!" | |
 Location in Santa Cruz County and the state of California | |
  Watsonville, California Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 36°55′12″N 121°45′49″W / 36.92000°N 121.76361°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Santa Cruz |
| Incorporated | March 30, 1868[1] |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council–manager[2] |
| Area | |
• Total | 6.80 sq mi (17.62 km2) |
| • Land | 6.71 sq mi (17.37 km2) |
| • Water | 0.10 sq mi (0.25 km2) 1.42% |
| Elevation | 29 ft (9 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 52,590 |
• Estimate (2019)[6] | 53,856 |
| • Density | 8,029.82/sq mi (3,100.33/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP codes[7] | 95076, 95077 |
| Area code | 831[4] |
| FIPS code | 06-83668 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 1660138, 2412194 |
| Website | cityofwatsonville |
Watsonville is a city in Santa Cruz County, California, in the Monterey Bay Area of the Central Coast of California.[2] The population was 52,590 at the 2020 census.[5] Predominantly Latino and Democratic, Watsonville is a self-designated sanctuary city.[8]
- ^ "California Cities by Incorporation Date". California Association of Local Agency Formation Commissions. Archived from the original (Word) on November 3, 2014. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
- ^ a b "Charter of the City of Watsonville". Code Publishing Company. Retrieved January 24, 2015.
- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
City-Data08was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b "Quick Facts: Watsonville city, California". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 23, 2022.
- ^ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". United States Census Bureau. May 24, 2020. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
- ^ "ZIP Code(tm) Lookup". United States Postal Service. Retrieved November 23, 2014.
- ^ "Watsonville-Santa Cruz JACL Holds Candlelight Vigil in Observance of Feb. 19," Pacific Citizen, March 10–23, 2017, p. 9.