Seaside, California
| Seaside, California | |
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| City of Seaside | |
 Location in Monterey County and the state of California |
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| Coordinates: 36°36′40″N 121°50′41″W / 36.61111°N 121.84472°WCoordinates: 36°36′40″N 121°50′41″W / 36.61111°N 121.84472°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Monterey |
| Incorporated | October 13, 1954 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ralph Rubio |
| • Senate | Bill Monning (D) |
| • Assembly | Mark Stone (D) |
| • U. S. Congress | Jimmy Panetta (D) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 9.376 sq mi (24.282 km2) |
| • Land | 9.237 sq mi (23.923 km2) |
| • Water | 0.139 sq mi (0.359 km2) 1.48% |
| Elevation | 33 ft (10 m) |
| Population (April 1, 2010) | |
| • Total | 33,025 |
| • Estimate (2013) | 34,095 |
| • Density | 3,500/sq mi (1,400/km2) |
| Time zone | PST (UTC-8) |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
| ZIP code | 93955 |
| Area code(s) | 831 |
| FIPS code | 06-70742 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1659619 |
| Website | www |
Seaside (formerly East Monterey) is a city in Monterey County, California, United States, with a population of 33,025 as of the 2010 census. Seaside is located 2.25 miles (3.6 km) east-northeast of Monterey, at an elevation of 33 feet (10 m). Seaside is the home of California State University, Monterey Bay (CSUMB) and the Monterey College of Law, which are located on the site of the former military base Fort Ord. It is the home of the Bayonet and Black Horse golf courses, once also part of the Fort Ord military base, now open to the public, and host to PGA Tour events, including the 2012 PGA Professional National Championship
Seaside is located at 36°36′40″N 121°50′41″W / 36.61111°N 121.84472°W.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 9.4 square miles (24 km2), of which, 9.2 square miles (24 km2) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) of it (1.48%) is water. According to the maps of the United States Geological Survey, the elevation ranges from 0 to 165 meters (0 to 541 feet).
The climate is a cool Mediterranean type, strongly influenced by the prevailing winds from the west, which blow over the Pacific Coast's cool ocean currents from Alaska. At the nearest National Weather Service Climate Station, in the City of Monterey at 385 feet elevation: The coldest month is January, with an average daily high of 15.5 °C (59.9 °F); the warmest month is September, with an average daily high of 22 °C (72 °F); the average daily low is 6 °C (43 °F) in January and 11.5 °C (52.7 °F) in September; and the average rainfall is 50 centimeters (20 inches) per year, with 90.3% falling during November through April. The weather can be much hotter when the winds blow from the east: Since 1906, there have been 11 days with a high of 37.8 °C (100.0 °F) or higher; all 11 days occurred in June, September, or October.
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