San Benito, California

San Benito, California
Unincorporated community
San Benito, California is located in California
San Benito, California
San Benito, California
San Benito, California is located in the United States
San Benito, California
San Benito, California
Coordinates: 36°30′35″N 121°04′55″W / 36.50972°N 121.08194°W / 36.50972; -121.08194
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountySan Benito
Elevation
1,345 ft (410 m)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
Area code831
GNIS feature ID1659575[1]

San Benito (Spanish for "St. Benedict") is an unincorporated community in San Benito County, California, United States. San Benito is 18 miles (29 km) southeast of Paicines, both communities on the San Benito River. The community had a post office from 1869 to 1968.[2] The population of San Benito-Bitterwater was 805 at the 2020 United States census.[3]

Climate

This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above 71.6 °F. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, San Benito has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.[4]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: San Benito, California
  2. ^ Durham, David L. (2000). Durham's Place Names of California's Central Coast. Quill Driver Books. p. 991. ISBN 1-884995-29-2.
  3. ^ "San Benito-Bitterwater CCD, San Benito County, California". census.gov. Retrieved November 1, 2024.
  4. ^ Climate Summary for San Benito, California


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