Marina, California

City of Marina
City of Marina welcome sign
Location in Monterey County and the state of California
Marina
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 36°41′04″N 121°48′08″W / 36.68444°N 121.80222°W / 36.68444; -121.80222
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountyMonterey
IncorporatedNovember 13, 1975
Government
  MayorBruce Delgado (G)
  State senatorJohn Laird (D)
  AssemblymemberDawn Addis (D)
  U. S. rep.Jimmy Panetta (D)
Area
  Total
9.81 sq mi (25.4 km2)
  Land8.91 sq mi (23.1 km2)
  Water0.90 sq mi (2.3 km2)  9.19%
Elevation
43 ft (13 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
22,359
  Density2,510.0/sq mi (969.1/km2)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific)
  Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
93933
Area code831
FIPS code06-45778
GNIS feature IDs1659061, 2411035
Websitecityofmarina.org

Marina is a city in Monterey County, California, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 22,359, up from 19,718 in 2010. The city is located along the central coast of California, 8 miles (13 km) west of Salinas and 8 miles (13 km) northeast of Monterey. It is on California State Route 1 between Monterey and Santa Cruz and sits at an elevation of 43 feet (13 m).

Marina was incorporated in 1975 and is the newest city in the Monterey area. It includes part of the California State University, Monterey Bay campus, the UC Santa Cruz UC MBEST center, and the Veterans Transition Center (VTC). In 2012, Marina was named one of the 100 Best Communities for Young People by America's Promise Alliance. The Fort Ord Station Veterinary Hospital, built in 1941 to provide healthcare for U.S. Army horses and mules, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014.