Aromas, California
Aromas, California | |
|---|---|
Downtown Aromas | |
Location in Monterey County and the state of California | |
Location in San Benito County and the state of California | |
| Coordinates: 36°53′13″N 121°38′29″W / 36.88694°N 121.64139°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| Counties | Monterey, San Benito |
| Government | |
| • State Senators | John Laird (D) |
| • Assembly Members | Robert Rivas (D) |
| • U. S. Rep. | Zoe Lofgren (D) |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.75 sq mi (12.3 km2) |
| • Land | 4.74 sq mi (12.3 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2) 0.22% |
| Elevation | 131 ft (40 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 2,708 |
| • Density | 571.91/sq mi (220.82/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code | 95004 |
| Area code | 831 |
| FIPS code | 06-02812 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1657949 |
Aromas (Spanish for "Scents") is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Monterey County and San Benito County, California, United States. The population was 2,708 at the 2020 census.
The CDP straddles the border of the two counties, with Monterey County to the west and San Benito County to the east. The Santa Cruz County line is less than a mile to the northwest, and Santa Clara County is about 2 miles (3 km) to the north. Its population was almost equally distributed between the two counties with 1,365 in Monterey County and 1,343 in San Benito County. Aromas is one of four CDPs in California that are divided between two or more counties. The others are Kingvale (divided between Placer County and Nevada County), Kirkwood (divided between Alpine County and Amador County), and Tahoma (divided between Placer County and El Dorado County).