Moss Landing, California

Moss Landing, California
Aerial view
Location in Monterey County and the state of California
Moss Landing
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 36°48′16″N 121°47′13″W / 36.80444°N 121.78694°W / 36.80444; -121.78694
Country United States
State California
CountyMonterey
Government
 • State senatorJohn Laird (D)
 • AssemblymemberDawn Addis (D)
 • U.S. Rep.Jimmy Panetta (D)
Area
 • Total
0.602 sq mi (1.56 km2)
 • Land0.392 sq mi (1.02 km2)
 • Water0.210 sq mi (0.54 km2)  34.88%
Elevation
9.8 ft (3 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
237
 • Density604.6/sq mi (233.4/km2)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
95039
Area code831
FIPS code06-49488
GNIS feature IDs1659184, 2408874

Moss Landing, formerly Moss, is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Monterey County, California, United States. As of the 2020 census, Moss Landing had a population of 237. It is located 18 miles (29 km) north-northeast of Monterey, at an elevation of 10 feet (3.048 m). It is on the shore of Monterey Bay, at the mouth of Elkhorn Slough and at the head of the submarine Monterey Canyon.