Watsonville, California
Watsonville, California | |
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| City of Watsonville | |
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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 | |
| 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 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council–manager |
| 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) 1.41% |
| Elevation | 29 ft (9 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 52,590 |
| • Density | 7,841.1/sq mi (3,027.5/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP codes | 95076, 95077 |
| Area code | 831 |
| FIPS code | 06-83668 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 1660138, 2412194 |
| Website | cityofwatsonville |
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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.