Capitola is a city in Santa Cruz County, California, home to about 9,689 people across 1.6 square miles. Its ZIP code is 95010.
Homes sold for a median of $906 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Capitola. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC)27 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | San Jose, CA23 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Los Angeles, CA285 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Capitola; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Capitola had 9,938 residents in the 2020 census, down 1% since 2000.
It’s the 504th largest of 1,563 towns in California by population.
Santa Cruz County grew from 21,512 residents in 1900 to 270,861 in 2020.
Santa Cruz County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 77°F in summer, and winter lows average 41°F. About 30.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Santa Cruz, CA weather station (3 miles away).
80,209 jobs at 7,136 businesses in Santa Cruz County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
215 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Capitola.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 33 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 22 |
| Dentists | 11 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 15 |
| Mental health providers | 70 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 29 |
| Optometrists | 9 |
| Chiropractors | 26 |
| Pharmacies | 5 |
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Parks (16 nearby)
Grocery stores (7 nearby)
Pharmacies (4 nearby)
Libraries (3 nearby)
Museums (1 nearby)
Theaters and performance venues
Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
Established in 1949.
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Public schools here are run by Soquel Union Elementary. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Brighton MiddleCapitola | 6–8 | 585 | Public | 0.5 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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