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Del Rey Oaks
Californiacity
Total population
1,570
Median home value
$835,800
Bachelor's+
Median income
$134,500
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
- Coastal Flood Advisory · MinorCoastal Flood Advisory issued October 1 at 12:20PM PDT until October 2 at 6:00PM PDT by NWS San Francisco CA
Source: NOAA National Weather Service.
City facts
Overview
Del Rey Oaks is a city that lies in California, United States. Coordinates of 36.590°, -121.830° situate Del Rey Oaks in the warm-temperate zone of the northern hemisphere. It is home to roughly 1,570 residents. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 1,924 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 75% of daylight hours. Based on its warm temperate position, residents likely encounter warm summers and cool winters. At 581 people per km², the city shows an average residential density. Total area is recorded as a compact 2.7 km². The sections below expand on demographics, weather, terrain, hazards and nearby points of interest using publicly available datasets.
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History & geography
Demographics & economy
Race & ethnicity
Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Current forecast
Forecast for Del Rey Oaks, CA from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Bladder kelpMacrocystis pyrifera (L.) C.Agardh · Phaeophyceae317,294
- red sea urchinMesocentrotus franciscanus (A.Agassiz, 1863) · Echinoidea216,196
- Pacific Purple Sea UrchinStrongylocentrotus purpuratus (Stimpson, 1857) · Echinoidea205,198
- red abaloneHaliotis rufescens Swainson, 1822 · Gastropoda82,721
- Giant Sea StarPisaster giganteus (Stimpson, 1857) · Asteroidea80,939
- Bat StarPatiria miniata (Brandt, 1835) · Asteroidea72,249
- Southern stiff-stiped kelpLaminaria setchellii · Phaeophyceae68,843
- ochre starsPisaster ochraceus (Brandt, 1835) · Asteroidea68,829
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Schools
Largest nearby schools
- Monterey HighHigh · Monterey · 1,399 students · 21.5:1 ratio
- Seaside HighHigh · Seaside · 1,130 students · 22.2:1 ratio
- Carmel HighHigh · Carmel · 858 students · 16.5:1 ratio
- Marina HighHigh · Marina · 674 students · 19.3:1 ratio
- Monte VistaElementary · Monterey · 572 students · 22:1 ratio
- Martin Luther KingElementary · Seaside · 564 students · 19.4:1 ratio
- La MesaElementary · Monterey · 564 students · 21.7:1 ratio
- Pacific Grove HighHigh · Pacific Grove · 547 students · 15.6:1 ratio
Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 2.62 — 2026-09-1721 km E of Alum Rock, CA
- M 2.66 — 2026-08-115 km NW of Pinnacles, CA
- M 2.57 — 2026-08-116 km NW of Pinnacles, CA
- M 3.94 — 2026-08-116 km NW of Pinnacles, CA
- M 2.88 — 2026-08-105 km NW of Pinnacles, CA
- M 2.92 — 2026-08-106 km NNW of Pinnacles, CA
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here










People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in California
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Del Rey Oaks

Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
- Wildfire Timber, Monterey, CaliforniaWildfires · 2026-08-09 · 27 mi
- Wildfire Plaskett, Monterey, CaliforniaWildfires · 2026-08-26 · 53 mi
- Wildfire GANN, Calaveras, CaliforniaWildfires · 2026-08-03 · 120 mi
- Wildfire PLAINS, San Luis Obispo, CaliforniaWildfires · 2026-08-12 · 130 mi
- Wildfire DOME, Mariposa, CaliforniaWildfires · 2026-09-15 · 139 mi
- Prescribed Fire CRAWFORD CORRAL RX, Tulare, CaliforniaWildfires · 2026-09-19 · 159 mi
- Wildfire FELIZ, Mendocino, CaliforniaWildfires · 2026-08-01 · 181 mi
- Wildfire LUCAS, Lake, CaliforniaWildfires · 2026-09-10 · 193 mi
Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species









Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Nearest stream gauge
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library
- • NASA EONET