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Santa Cruz

city in and county seat of Santa Cruz County, California, United States
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Santa Cruz

Summary

Santa Cruz is a city in the United States[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Santa Cruz is located in Santa Cruz County[3].
  • Santa Cruz is in the country of United States[4].
  • Santa Cruz is on the body of water Monterey Bay[5].
  • Santa Cruz is on the body of water San Lorenzo River[6].
  • Santa Cruz's instance of is recorded as city in the United States[7].
  • Santa Cruz's instance of is recorded as charter city[8].
  • Santa Cruz's instance of is recorded as county seat[9].
  • True Cross is named after Santa Cruz[10].
  • Santa Cruz's twinned administrative body is recorded as Riva Trigoso[11].
  • Santa Cruz's postal code is recorded as 95060[12].
  • Santa Cruz's postal code is recorded as 95061[13].
  • Santa Cruz's postal code is recorded as 95062[14].
  • Santa Cruz's postal code is recorded as 95063[15].
  • Santa Cruz's postal code is recorded as 95064[16].
  • Santa Cruz's postal code is recorded as 95065[17].
  • Santa Cruz's Commons category is recorded as Santa Cruz, California[18].
  • Santa Cruz's located in time zone is recorded as UTC−08:00[19].
  • Santa Cruz's located in time zone is recorded as Pacific Time Zone[20].
  • Santa Cruz's local dialing code is recorded as 831[21].
  • September 25, 1791 marks the founding of Santa Cruz[22].
  • Santa Cruz's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 36.97205, 'lon': -122.026252}[23].
  • Santa Cruz's official website is recorded as https://www.cityofsantacruz.com/[24].
  • Santa Cruz's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Santa Cruz, California[25].
  • Santa Cruz's Commons gallery is recorded as Santa Cruz, California[26].
  • Santa Cruz has a population of {'amount': '+59946'}[27].

Body

Founding

September 25, 1791 marks the founding of Santa Cruz[22].

Identity

Santa Cruz's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[28].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Santa Cruz include Santa Cruz County[29], a county of California[30], in United States[31], founded in 1850[32].

Why It Matters

Santa Cruz has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

Entities named for it include Santa Cruz County[29], a county of California[30], in United States[31], founded in 1850[32].

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . cacities.org. Retrieved . cacities.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-08-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in time zone → UTC−08:00, Pacific Time Zone
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/46713|batch #46713]]: redundant value, already present at higher administrative level"
  2. 16w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-06-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Territory overlaps → Santa Cruz urbanized area, Santa Cruz urban area
    Located in the statistical territorial entity → Santa Cruz–Watsonville metropolitan area
    Located in or next to body of water → Monterey Bay, San Lorenzo River
    Located in → —
    + 41 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-and-other-short:0||nb */ Cleanup: remove wikimedia+self_stated_in refs; normalize text ([[User:Difool/WikidataCleanup]])"
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