Scotts Valley

city in Santa Cruz County, California, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: California
County: Santa Cruz
Incorporated: August 2, 1966
Total: 4.62 sq mi (11.96 km )
Land: 4.62 sq mi (11.96 km )
Water: 0 sq mi (0.00 km ) 0%
Elevation: 561 ft (171 m)
Density: 2,664/sq mi (1,028.7/km )
Time zone: UTC−8 ( PST )
Summer dst: UTC−7 (PDT)
Zip codes: 95060, 95066, 95067
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Scotts Valley is a small city in Santa Cruz County, California, United States, about thirty miles (48 km) south of downtown San Jose and six miles (9.7 km) north of the city of Santa Cruz, in the upland slope of the Santa Cruz Mountains. As of the 2020 census, the city population was 12,224. Principal access to the city is supplied by State Route 17 that connects San Jose and Santa Cruz. The city was incorporated in 1966.

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