Boulder Creek, California
Boulder Creek | |
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Looking north from Highway 9 at the Boulder Creek Hardware building and the 70-foot-long (21 m) painted mural by John Ton, depicting two phases of the community's history | |
| Nicknames: Emerald of the San Lorenzo, Phoenix of the Mountains, "Dodge City" of California | |
Interactive map outlining Boulder Creek | |
| Coordinates: 37°7′53″N 122°7′28″W / 37.13139°N 122.12444°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Santa Cruz |
| Founded | 1868 |
| Named after | Boulder Creek |
| Government | |
| • Body | Board of Supervisors |
| • Supervisor | Monica Martinez (I) |
| • Assembly Member | Gail Pellerin (D) |
| • State Senator | John Laird (D) |
| • United States Representative | Jimmy Panetta (D) |
| Area | |
• Total | 7.51 sq mi (19.46 km2) |
| • Land | 7.51 sq mi (19.46 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) 0% |
| Elevation | 479 ft (146 m) |
| Highest elevation | 2,694 ft (821 m) |
| Lowest elevation | 324 ft (99 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 5,429 |
| • Density | 722.71/sq mi (279.04/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−08:00 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−07:00 (PDT) |
| ZIP code | 95006 |
| Area code | 831 |
| FIPS code | 06-07652 |
| GNIS feature ID | 277478 |
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Boulder Creek (/ˈbəʊl.dər ˈkriːk/) is a small rural mountain community in the coastal Santa Cruz Mountains. It is a census-designated place (CDP) in Santa Cruz County, California, with a population of 5,429 as of the 2020 census. Throughout its history, Boulder Creek has been home to a logging town and a resort community, as well as a counter-culture haven. Today, it is identified as the gateway to Big Basin Redwoods State Park.