Monterey County, California Cities (2024)

Note: As defined by the US Census Bureau, a city's official boundaries often extend miles beyond the city itself and may even cross county lines. As such, several thousand US cities officially exist in two or more counties (and therefore appear on multiple counties' lists of cities.)

37 cities

City
Rank
2024 Pop.
2020 Pop.
Change
Density (/mi²)
Area (mi²)
Type
Salinas1158,211163,391-0.81%6,72823.5City
Seaside230,97732,335-1.09%3,4728.9City
Monterey328,78430,111-1.14%3,3308.6City
Soledad423,70124,683-1.03%5,3144.5City
Marina523,01522,2870.8%2,5838.9City
Greenfield621,19518,9512.72%7,1293.0City
Prunedale719,67420,5600.77%42746.1CDP
Pacific Grove814,64715,087-0.74%5,1112.9City
King City914,10513,3521.35%3,7153.8City
Gonzales108,2238,637-1.25%4,2981.9City
Interlaken118,1597,5960.74%8329.8CDP
Castroville126,6436,3320.17%6,5061.0CDP
Carmel Valley Village134,6814,1750.41%24719.0CDP
Greenfield144,4883,7770.81%3,3851.3CDP
Lake Nacimiento153,3373,0212.02%31810.5CDP
Del Monte Forest163,2333,783-2.74%4038.0CDP
Carmel-by-the-Sea173,0693,208-1.13%2,8931.1City
Las Lomas183,0653,8180.1%2,9561.0CDP
Amesti192,9763,240-1.2%1,0142.9CDP
Aromas202,7602,6090.29%5834.7CDP
Pajaro212,6653,509-1.08%2,8690.9CDP
La Selva Beach222,2332,544-1.89%4225.3CDP
Pine Canyon232,1372,9391.09%6413.3CDP
Boronda241,9141,7400.74%3,3340.6CDP
Del Rey Oaks251,5361,590-0.9%1,4571.1City
Elkhorn261,238998-1.9%2584.8CDP
Fort Hunter Liggett271,0203277.71%3672.8CDP
Chualar289201,413-2.13%1,4700.6CDP
San Ardo296426281.42%1,4300.4CDP
Lockwood305784517.84%1065.4CDP
San Lucas313954152.33%1,0030.4CDP
Sand City323293250.3%6010.5City
Lockwood33211351-5.38%1910.9CDP
Oak Shores34129325-10.42%255.1CDP
Spreckels35119373-24.68%9750.1CDP
Bradley3699997.61%1,1510.1CDP
Pajaro Dunes3784235-5.62%332.6CDP

Note: City markers shown outside the county boundary mean that a part of the city extends into this county, but is primarily located in an adjacent county.

What is the largest city in Monterey County, California?

Salinas is the largest city in Monterey County.

What is the smallest city in Monterey County, California?

Pajaro Dunes is the smallest city in Monterey County.

How many cities are in Monterey County?

There are 37 cities in Monterey County, California.

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