The City of Santa Cruz, California, is situated on the northern part of Monterey Bay about 74 miles south of San Francisco and 30 miles from San Jose. Santa Cruz is the county seat for the County of Santa Cruz.The City has of an area of 12 square miles and an estimated population of 58,000

Map of the City

The University of California, Santa Cruz campus was opened in 1965 and now has a population of about 15,000 students.