King City, California
King City, California | |
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The Robert Stanton Theater at King City High School (1939) | |
Location in Monterey County, California | |
| Coordinates: 36°12′46″N 121°07′34″W / 36.21278°N 121.12611°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Monterey |
| Railway stop | 1886 |
| Incorporated | February 9, 1911 |
| Named after | Charles King |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Mike LeBarre |
| • State senator | Shannon Grove (R) |
| • Assemblymember | Dawn Addis (D) |
| • U. S. rep. | Zoe Lofgren (D) |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.93 sq mi (10.2 km2) |
| • Land | 3.80 sq mi (9.8 km2) |
| • Water | 0.13 sq mi (0.3 km2) 3.36% |
| Elevation | 335 ft (102 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 13,332 |
| • Density | 3,508.4/sq mi (1,354.6/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−8 (Pacific) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code | 93930 |
| Area code | 831 |
| FIPS code | 06-38520 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 1652734, 2411544 |
| Website | www |
King City (variants: Kings City, City of King) is a city in Monterey County, California, United States. It is located on the Salinas River 51 miles (82 km) southeast of Salinas, at an elevation of 335 feet (102 m). It lies along U.S. Route 101 in the Salinas Valley of California's Central Coast. King City is a member of the Association of Monterey Bay Area Governments. The population was 13,332 at the 2020 census, up from 12,874 in 2010.