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Soquel

Soquel is an unincorporated town and census-designated place in , California, located on the northern coast of . The population was 9,980 at the 2020 census.
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  • Type: Village with 9,640 residents
  • Description: census-designated place in Santa Cruz County, California, United States
  • Also known as: “El Rosario”, “Saquel”, “Sauguel”, “Sauquil”, “Shoquel”, “Soque”, “Soquel, CA”, and “Soquel, California”
  • Postal code: 95073

Places of Interest

Highlights include Anna Jean Cummings Park and Soquel High School.

Park
is a 95 acres park located in unincorporated , at 461 Old San Jose Road, Soquel, California, that opened in the summer of 2001 on the former O'Neill Ranch.

School
is a high school in Soquel, , located on Old San Jose Road. It has 1,200 students and was established in 1962. The school is operated by the Santa Cruz City Schools District. The school mascot is the Knights.

Shopping center
is a shopping mall located in . It was managed and owned by Macerich before being sold to Merlone Geier Partners in April 2016.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Capitola and Live Oak.

Photo: Vince Migliore, CC BY 3.0.
is a small, charming town on the coast of in . It is approximately 6 miles east of downtown .

Locality
is a census-designated place in between the cities of and and north of the former Union Pacific railroad. is situated 1½ miles west of Soquel.

Hamlet
is a census-designated place in , . sits at an elevation of 33 feet. The 2020 United States census reported 's population was 5,821. is situated 1½ miles south of Soquel.

Soquel

Latitude
36.9887° or 36° 59′ 19″ north
Longitude
-121.95507° or 121° 57′ 18″ west
Population
9,640
Elevation
33 feet (10 metres)
United Nations Location Code
US SQQ
Open location code
848WX2QV+FX
Open­Street­Map ID
node 150933732
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
5397166
Wiki­data ID
Q1898575
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Welsh—“Soquel” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Սոքուել”
  • Basque: “Soquel”
  • Bulgarian: “Соукъл”
  • Catalan: “Soquel”
  • Cebuano: “Soquel”
  • Chechen: “Сокел”
  • Chinese: “Soquel”
  • Chinese: “索奎爾”
  • Croatian: “Soquel”
  • Dutch: “Soquel”
  • French: “Soquel”
  • Galician: “Soquel”
  • German: “Soquel”
  • Gilaki: “سوکل”
  • Hebrew: “סוקל”
  • Irish: “Soquel”
  • Italian: “Soquel”
  • Ladin: “Soquel”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Soquel”
  • Newari: “सोक्वेल (क्यालिफोर्निया)”
  • Newari: “सोक्वेल, क्यालिफोर्निया”
  • Newari: “सोक्वेल”
  • Persian: “سوکل، کالیفرنیا”
  • Persian: “سوکل”
  • Polish: “Soquel”
  • Portuguese: “Soquel”
  • Russian: “Сокуэль”
  • Serbian: “Soquel”
  • Serbian: “Сокел”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Soquel, California”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Soquel”
  • South Azerbaijani: “سوکل، کالیفورنیا”
  • Spanish: “Soquel (California)”
  • Spanish: “Soquel”
  • Swedish: “Soquel, Kalifornien”
  • Swedish: “Soquel”
  • Tatar: “Сокел”
  • Turkish: “Soquel”
  • Ukrainian: “Сокел”
  • Vietnamese: “Soquel”
  • Volapük: “Soquel”
  • Welsh: “Soquel”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Capitola Esplanade and Surf and Sand Mobile Home Park.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Soquel Post Office and Congregational Church of Soquel.

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