Aromas, California
Aromas (Spanish for "Perfumes") is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Monterey County and San Benito County, California, United States. The population was 2,708 at the 2020 census.
Aromas, California | |
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Downtown Aromas | |
Location in Monterey County and the state of California | |
Location in San Benito County and the state of California | |
Aromas Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 36°53′13″N 121°38′29″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| Counties | Monterey, San Benito |
| Government | |
| • State Senators | Shannon Grove (R) and John Laird (D) |
| • Assembly Members | Robert Rivas (D) and Dawn Addis (D) |
| • U. S. Rep. | Zoe Lofgren (D) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.75 sq mi (12.3 km2) |
| • Land | 4.74 sq mi (12.3 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2) 0.22% |
| Elevation | 131 ft (40 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 2,708 |
| • Density | 571.91/sq mi (220.82/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code | 95004 |
| Area code | 831 |
| FIPS code | 06-02812 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1657949 |
The CDP straddles the border of the two counties, with Monterey County to the west and San Benito County to the east. The Santa Cruz County line is less than a mile to the northwest, and Santa Clara County is about 2 miles (3 km) to the north. Its population was almost equally distributed between the two counties with 1,358 in Monterey County and 1,292 in San Benito County; this was down from a population of 2,797 during the 2000 census (1,427 in Monterey County and 1,370 in San Benito County). Aromas is one of four CDPs in California that are divided between two or more counties. The others are Kingvale (divided between Placer County and Nevada County), Kirkwood (divided between Alpine County and Amador County), and Tahoma (divided between Placer County and El Dorado County).