Watsonville, California
Watsonville, California | |
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| City of Watsonville | |
Downtown Watsonville Mansion House Hotel City Plaza Fox Theater and Strawberry Festival St. Patrick Church Lettunich Building | |
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Flag Seal | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | 0.097 sq mi (0.25 km2) 1.41% |
| Elevation | 30 ft (9 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 52,590 |
| • Density | 7,841/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 |
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.