Santa Cruz County, officially the County of Santa Cruz, is a county on the Pacific coast of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 270,861. The county seat is Santa Cruz. Santa Cruz County comprises the Santa Cruz–Watsonville, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the San Jose–San Francisco–Oakland, CA Combined Statistical Area. The county is on the California Central Coast, south of the San Francisco Bay Area region. The county forms the northern coast of the Monterey Bay, with Monterey County forming the southern coast.

Country: United States
State: California
Region: Central Coast
CSA: San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland
Incorporated: February 18, 1850
Named for: Mission Santa Cruz and the city of Santa Cruz, both named after the Exaltation of the Cross
County seat: Santa Cruz
Largest city: Santa Cruz
Type: Council–CAO
Body: Board of Supervisors
Chair: Zach Friend
Vice Chair: Justin Cummings
County Administrative Officer: Carlos J. Palacios
Population (2020): 270,861
Time zone: Pacific Time Zone (UTC−8)
Summer (DST): Pacific Daylight Time (UTC−7)
Area code: 831
FIPS code: 06-087
GNIS feature ID: 277308
Congressional districts: 18th, 19th
Website: santacruzcountyca.gov
Twitter profile: sccounty
Official Website: https://www.santacruzcountyca.gov/
Wikidata description: county in California, United States
Wikidata id: Q108122
Wikidata label: Santa Cruz County
Wikidata aliases: Array
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