Local servicesHospitalSalinas Valley Memorial Healthcare System - Hospital2.4 miPost officeSpreckels Post Officeunder a mileTown hallSalinas City Hall3.5 miPoliceSalinas Police Department3.4 miFire stationMonterey County Regional Fire District Station 1 - Toro2.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 elementary, 1 middleElementarySpreckels Elementary Schoolright hereMiddleBuena Vista Middle School1.3 miCollegeHartnell College3.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportMonterey Regional Airport MRY11 miMajor airportMineta San Jose International Airport SJC53 miUS highwayUS 1012.4 miAmtrakAmtrak Station SNS3.8 miCoachSalinasAmtrak Chartered Vehicle3.8 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 93962 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 40 min5:48 am – 8:28 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 39 min7:15 am – 4:54 pm
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People189 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 68.9110 householdsMedian home value $829,50066% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $10,000+ a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Education and languages48% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher100% finished high school, 22% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 85%, Spanish 15%15% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month September: highs 75°F, lows 53°FColdest month December: highs 62°F, lows 40°F15 in of rain a year, on about 34 dayswettest month JanuarySnow is rare6 days above 90°F, 7 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Salinas #2 station, 3 mi away
Parks and public landsToro Regional Parkpark · 1.6 mi · 5,531 acresSalinas Fairways Golf Courserecreation area · 3.3 mi · 146 acresFort Ord Natural Reservestate conservation land · 7.2 mi · 642 acresFort Ord Dunes State Parkstate park · 9.3 mi · 1,039 acresMarina State Beachstate park · 9.8 mi · 175 acresSalinas River National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 11.1 mi · 367 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes2,629 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970239 of magnitude 4+, 17 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 6.9 on 18 Oct 198931 mi away, The 1989 Loma Prieta, CaliforniaMost recent: magnitude 3.9 on 11 Aug 202626 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively HighMonterey County, CA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsDrought Very HighLandslide Relatively HighEarthquake Relatively HighWildfire Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality86% of days had good air in 2025314 of 365 days measured51 moderate daysMedian index 38, worst day 62main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Monterey County monitors, CA
Internet at home100% of households have a broadband subscription74% have cable, fibre or DSL0% rely on a mobile data plan alone0% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterCwsc Salinasserves 123,679 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation55 ft17 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
