Ben Lomond

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Ben Lomond

Total population

6,858

Median home value

$960,700

47.5%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$130,041

Ben Lomond$130k

National$74k

Elevation331 m

Land area21.65 km²

Weather84°F · Sunny

Coordinates37.08°, -122.09°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Ben Lomond is a census-designated place (CDP) in Santa Cruz County, California, United States, and also the name of the mountain to the west. The CDP includes the communities of Glen Arbor and Brackney. The population was 6,337 at the 2020 census.

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Ben Lomond, CA from NOAA NWS API.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

G

George B. Cary

American politician (1811-1850)

P

Paul Locatelli

American academic and Jesuit priest (1938-2010)

B

Brenda Buttner

American senior business correspondent and host (1961-2017)

D

David Campbell

American athlete and musician

J

Jordan Beck

American football player

Robert Levon Been

American musician

W

Waylon Prather

player of American football

C

Candace Schuler

B

Brian Reader

American football player

B

Bryce Napier

American stock car racing driver

Noah S. Diffenbaugh

researcher

Blanca Blanco

American actress

E

Earl Montgomery

US silent film director and actor (1894-1966)

M

Matt Widener

American musician and vocalist

M

Michael H. Adams

American massmediologist and professor emeritus (1943-)

V

Vesta F. Hesse

botanist and botanical collector (1901 - 1982)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in California

• Felton
  2.7 mi away · pop. 4,093
• Mount Hermon
  2.7 mi away
• Lompico
  3.2 mi away
• Paradise Park
  5.6 mi away
• Pasatiempo
  6.2 mi away
• Pleasure Point
  10.5 mi away
• Amesti
  18.8 mi away · pop. 2,818
• La Honda
  19 mi away
• Pescadero
  19.7 mi away
• Los Altos Hills
  20.1 mi away · pop. 8,377
• Pajaro Dunes
  21.3 mi away
• Portola Valley
  21.4 mi away

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Ben Lomond

Sudoku Genius Mind Exercises Volume 1

Ben Lomond Ca State of Mind Collection · 2019

The geology of Ben Lomond Mountain

A. A. Fitch · 1931

Short contributions to California geology

California. Division of Mines and Geology · 1967

Stanley M. Harmon Research Compendium of the Literary History Series

Floyd Thomas Pratt F.H.C., M.A.G.I. · 2014

Search results from Open Library.

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  Wildfires · 2026-08-12 · 163 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).