Moss Landing, California | |
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Coordinates: 36°48′16″N 121°47′13″W / 36.80444°N 121.78694°W | |
Country | United States |
State | California |
County | Monterey |
Government | |
• State senator | John Laird (D)[1] |
• Assemblymember | Robert Rivas (D)[1] |
• U.S. Rep. | Jimmy Panetta (D)[2] |
Area | |
• Total | 0.602 sq mi (1.56 km2) |
• Land | 0.392 sq mi (1.02 km2) |
• Water | 0.210 sq mi (0.54 km2) 34.88% |
Elevation | 10 ft (3 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 237 |
• Density | 604.6/sq mi (233.4/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
ZIP code | 95039 |
Area code | 831 |
FIPS code | 06-49488 |
GNIS feature IDs | 1659184, 2408874 |
Moss Landing, formerly Moss,[6] is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Monterey County, California, United States.[4] It is located 18 miles (29 km) north-northeast of Monterey, at an elevation of 10 feet (3.048 m).[4] It is on the shore of Monterey Bay, at the mouth of Elkhorn Slough and at the head of the submarine Monterey Canyon.