Town guide

Lexington Hills, California

Lexington Hills is a community in Santa Cruz County, California, home to about 2,692 people across 4.7 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 95033.

Homes sold for a median of $652 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.

Population2,692570 per sq mi
Median home value$1,215,900Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$652Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking12%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Lexington Hills

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Lexington Hills

Distances

Nearest major airportMineta San Jose International Airport (SJC)15 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+San Jose, CA13 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Los Angeles, CA295 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Lexington Hills; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Lexington Hills

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Lexington Hills had 2,492 residents in the 2020 census, up 2% since 2000.

It’s the 826th largest of 1,563 towns in California by population.

Santa Cruz County grew from 21,512 residents in 1900 to 270,861 in 2020.

Lexington Hills population by census2000: 2,454, 2010: 2,421, 2020: 2,4922,45420002,42120102,4922020

Santa Cruz County, 1900–2020

Santa Cruz County population, 1900 to 20201900: 21,512, 1910: 26,140, 1920: 26,269, 1930: 37,433, 1940: 45,057, 1950: 66,534, 1960: 84,219, 1970: 123,790, 1980: 188,141, 1990: 229,734, 2000: 255,602, 2010: 262,382, 2020: 270,86122K’00’1026K’20’3045K’40’5084K’60’70188K’80’90256K’00’10271K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 85°F in summer, and winter lows average 40°F. About 22.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near Lexington HillsJan: high 59°F, low 40°F, 5 in; Feb: high 62°F, low 41°F, 4.9 in; Mar: high 66°F, low 43°F, 3.4 in; Apr: high 70°F, low 45°F, 1.4 in; May: high 76°F, low 49°F, 0.5 in; Jun: high 82°F, low 53°F, 0.2 in; Jul: high 85°F, low 56°F, 0 in; Aug: high 85°F, low 56°F, 0 in; Sep: high 83°F, low 54°F, 0.1 in; Oct: high 76°F, low 49°F, 0.8 in; Nov: high 65°F, low 43°F, 2 in; Dec: high 58°F, low 40°F, 4 in59°40°Jan5.062°41°Feb4.966°43°Mar3.470°45°Apr1.476°49°May0.582°53°Jun0.285°56°Jul0.085°56°Aug0.083°54°Sep0.176°49°Oct0.865°43°Nov2.058°40°Dec4.0Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Los Gatos, CA weather station (6 miles away).

Jobs in Santa Cruz County

80,209 jobs at 7,136 businesses in Santa Cruz County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Santa Cruz CountyHealth care and social assistance: 14,755 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 12,475 jobs; Retail trade: 11,709 jobs; Professional services: 5,218 jobs; Manufacturing: 4,775 jobs; Construction: 4,692 jobs; Wholesale trade: 4,437 jobs; Other services: 4,425 jobsHealth care and social assistance 18% Hotels and restaurants 16% Retail trade 15% Professional services 7% Manufacturing 6% Construction 6% Wholesale trade 6% Other services 6%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

22 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Lexington Hills.

Nearest hospitals

  • Good Samaritan HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · San Jose7.0 miles
  • Dominican HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Santa Cruz11.4 miles
  • Kaiser Foundation Hospital-San JoseGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · San Jose11.5 miles

Providers with an office here

Specialist doctors2
Dentists1
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants1
Mental health providers11
Physical and occupational therapists7

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.

Places in and around Lexington Hills

Parks (1 nearby)

  • Friendship Park · 2 acres0.2 mi

Grocery stores

  • Summit Store3.7 mi
  • Safeway5.4 mi

Pharmacies (1 nearby)

  • Santa Cruz Mountain Herbs1.4 mi

Libraries

  • California Province of the Society of Jesus Jesuit Center Library4.1 mi
  • Los Gatos Public Library4.6 mi
  • Reading Room4.6 mi

Museums

  • New Museum of Los Gatos4.6 mi
  • Forbes Mill Museum4.7 mi

Theaters and performance venues

  • Loma Prieta Amphitheater3.0 mi
  • Prentiss Brown Theater4.7 mi
  • Los Gatos Art Center5.1 mi
  • Amphitheater5.3 mi
  • Redwood Amphitheater5.6 mi

Counts are within about 1.5 miles 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.

Schools in Lexington Hills

Public schools here are run by Lakeside Joint, Los Gatos Union Elementary, Loma Prieta Joint Union Elementary. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (4)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Lakeside ElementaryLos GatosK–564Public3.4 mi
Lexington ElementaryLos GatosK–5174Public1.9 mi
Loma Prieta ElementaryLos GatosK–5259Public2.9 mi
C. T. English MiddleLos Gatos6–8164Public2.9 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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