Castroville, California

About Castroville

Castroville, CA is a small unincorporated community located in western California.

Officially, Castroville is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 1.02 square miles.

📰 Castroville News Today

• Castroville Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 23
• Artichoke Center of the World is in Castroville, California ABC10 · Feb 9
• Bystanders help save Castroville human trafficking victim, deputies say KSBW · May 1
• North Monterey County High School (Castroville, CA) Football MaxPreps · Aug 7
• Castroville man dies in head-on crash in Moss Landing pajaronian.com · Apr 4

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Castroville Unique

• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in western California, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of California — one of 1,618 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 7 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Castroville

• Phil's Fish Market — seafood
• Trolley Car Rotisserie — barbecue
• Alfonso's Authentic Mexican Food — mexican
• Amigos Mexican Restaurant "Francos" — mexican
• Birrieria — mexican
• Deliciosos Tacos Castroville — mexican
• Hanabi Japanese Restaurant — japanese
• La Cascada Taqueria — mexican
• La Fortuna Bakery — bakery
• Mariscos El Nayarita — seafood

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Giant artichoke · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Castroville

• Salinas River National Wildlife Refuge · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Cato Phillips Park reviews ★
• Crane Street Park reviews ★
• NCRPD reviews ★
• Salinas River Mouth Natural Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Castroville

• Castroville Elementary
• Elkhorn Elementary
• North Monterey County High
• North Monterey County Middle

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Castroville

🏘️ Nearby Communities