Watsonville, California

Watsonville, California
City of Watsonville
Top: Mansion House Hotel (left) and the City Plaza (right); middle: view of Downtown Watsonville; bottom: Fox Theatre (left), St. Patrick Church (center), and the Lettunich Building (right)
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 / 36.92000; -121.76361
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountySanta Cruz
IncorporatedMarch 30, 1868 (1868-03-30)
Government
  TypeCouncil–manager
Area
  Total
6.80 sq mi (17.62 km2)
  Land6.71 sq mi (17.37 km2)
  Water0.10 sq mi (0.25 km2)  1.41%
Elevation
29 ft (9 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
52,590
  Density7,841.1/sq mi (3,027.5/km2)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific)
  Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP codes
95076, 95077
Area code831
FIPS code06-83668
GNIS feature IDs1660138, 2412194
Websitecityofwatsonville.org

Watsonville is a city in Santa Cruz County, California, in the Monterey Bay Area of the Central Coast of California. The population was 52,590 at the 2020 census. Predominantly Latino and Democratic, Watsonville is a self-designated sanctuary city.