Pajaro, California | |
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 Pajaro, viewed from the bridge across the Pajaro River | |
 Location in Monterey County and the state of California | |
  Pajaro Location in California  Pajaro Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 36°54′15″N 121°44′55″W / 36.90417°N 121.74861°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Monterey |
| Government | |
| • State senator | John Laird (D)[1] |
| • Assemblymember | Robert Rivas (D)[1] |
| • U. S. rep. | Vince Fong (R)[2] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.929 sq mi (2.41 km2) |
| • Land | 0.929 sq mi (2.41 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 26 ft (8 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 2,882 |
| • Density | 3,100/sq mi (1,200/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code | 95076 |
| Area code | 831 |
| FIPS code | 06-55044 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 1659773 |
Pajaro (Spanish Pájaro 'bird') is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Monterey County, California. It is located on the south bank of the Pajaro River 5 miles (8 km) northeast of its mouth,[6] at an elevation of 26 feet (7.9 m).[4] The population was 2,882 at the 2020 census, down from 3,070 in 2010. The school district is in Santa Cruz County.
- ^ a b "Statewide Database". UC Regents. Archived from the original on February 1, 2015. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
- ^ "California's 20th Congressional District - Representatives & District Map". Civic Impulse, LLC. Retrieved September 24, 2014.
- ^ "2022 U.S. Gazetteer Files: California". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pajaro, California
- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
- ^ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 933. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.