Pacific Grove, California

Pacific Grove is a coastal town in Monterey County, California, US. The total population was 15,090 in the 2020 census.^[7] Pacific Grove is located between Point Pinos and Monterey.^[1] Its elevation is 151 feet (46 m).^[6]

Pacific Grove, California
City
Point Pinos Lighthouse, the oldest continuously operating lighthouse on the West Coast (1855).
Location in Monterey County and the state of California
Pacific Grove Location in the United States
Coordinates: 36°37′04″N 121°55′00″W
Country	United States
State	California
County	Monterey
Founded	1875[1]
Incorporated	July 5, 1889[2]
Government
• Type	Council-manager
• State Senator	John Laird (D)[3]
• Assemblymember	Robert Rivas (D)[3]
• U. S. Rep.	Jimmy Panetta (D)[4]
Area [5]
• Total	4.00 sq mi (10.4 km2)
• Land	2.87 sq mi (7.4 km2)
• Water	1.13 sq mi (2.9 km2)  28.28%
Elevation [6]	151 ft (46 m)
Population  (2020)[7]
• Total	15,090
• Density	5,257.8/sq mi (2,030.0/km2)
Time zone	UTC-8 (PST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code	93950
Area code	831
FIPS code	06-54848
GNIS feature IDs	1652821, 2411350
Website	www.cityofpacificgrove.org

Pacific Grove is known for its Victorian homes, Asilomar State Beach, its artistic legacy and the annual migration of the Monarch butterflies. The city has more Victorian houses per person than anywhere else in United States. Some of them have been turned into bed and breakfast inns.

Point Pinos Lighthouse, the oldest continuously working lighthouse on the West Coast, is in Pacific Grove.

John Denver died near Pacific Grove.

References

1. Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Quill Driver Books. p. 932. ISBN 9781884995149.
2. "California Cities by Incorporation Date". California Association of Local Agency Formation Commissions. Archived from the original (Word) on October 17, 2013. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
3. "Statewide Database". UC Regents. Archived from the original on February 1, 2015. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
4. "California's 19th Congressional District - Representatives & District Map". Civic Impulse, LLC.
5. "2022 U.S. Gazetteer Files: California". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
6. "Pacific Grove". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved April 18, 2015.
7. "P1. Race – Pacific Grove city, California: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved November 14, 2022.