Soledad, California

Soledad, California
Soledad, California
City
	City of Soledad
	Clockwise: Mission Nuestra Señora de la Soledad; Soledad High School; Mission Soledad.
	Location in Monterey County and the state of California
	Soledad Location in the United States Soledad Soledad (California)
	Coordinates: 36°25′29″N 121°19′35″W / 36.42472°N 121.32639°W
Country	United States
State	California
County	Monterey
Incorporated	March 9, 1921
Government
• Mayor	Anna Velasquez
• State senator	Shannon Grove (R)
• Assemblymember	Dawn Addis (D)
• U. S. rep.	Zoe Lofgren (D)
Area
• Total	4.65 sq mi (12.0 km2)
• Land	4.46 sq mi (11.6 km2)
• Water	0.19 sq mi (0.5 km2) 4.09%
Elevation	190 ft (58 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	24,925
• Density	5,588.6/sq mi (2,157.8/km2)
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code	93960
Area code	831
FIPS code	06-72520
Website	cityofsoledad.com

Soledad is a city in Monterey County, California, United States. It is in the Salinas Valley, 21 miles (34 km) southeast of Salinas, the county seat.^[6]^[8] Soledad's population was 24,925 at the 2020 census,^[7] down from 25,738 in 2010. Soledad's origins started with Mission Nuestra Señora de la Soledad, founded by the Spanish in 1791, under the leadership of Fermín de Lasuén. Catalina Munrás began developing the town of Soledad on her Rancho San Vicente in the 1860s, which eventually incorporated as a city in 1921. Today, Soledad is a notable tourist destination, owing to the heavily restored mission, its proximity to Pinnacles National Park, and its numerous vineyards, as part of the Monterey wine region.

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