Santa Monica, California
About Santa Monica
Santa Monica, CA is a thriving city located in southeastern California, home to 90,729 residents as of the latest Census estimates. It stands among the 500 most populous places in the United States (#388 nationwide).
Santa Monica holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 8.41 square miles, giving it one of the denser urban centers in the region at roughly 10,788 residents per square mile.
📰 Santa Monica News Today
- Massive Power Outages For Malibu And Santa Monica Canyon News Beverly Hills · Aug 18
- Cinematic Splendour: Inside The Georgian Hotel, Santa Monica’s Art Deco Icon Harper's Bazaar Arabia · Aug 17
- Why Santa Monica Promenade Businesses Went Dark Monday Patch · Aug 17
- Santa Monica approves locally controlled homeless response plan, ending reliance on LA County services ABC7 Los Angeles · Aug 6
- Santa Monica arrests stalking suspect with thousands of bullets Santa Monica Daily Press · Aug 15
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Santa Monica Unique
- Big-city energy: 10,788 people per square mile.
- Positioned in southeastern 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
- Big enough for services and schools, small enough to feel like home.
- Local businesses and schools anchored by a stable resident base of 90,729.
- Easy reach of Los Angeles (5 mi) — commute to the city, live where it's calm.
📍 Neighborhoods in Santa Monica
Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Santa Monica
- 1 Pico — seafood
- 1212 Santa Monica
- Art's Table — american
- Azulé Taqueria — mexican
- Bagel Nosh — bagel (café)
- Bay Cities Italian Deli — deli
- Birdie G's — american
- Blue Plate Taco — mexican
- Bluey's (café)
- Bruno's Italian Restaurant — italian
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- California Heritage Museum · Museum
- Eames House · Museum
- Pacific Park · Theme park
- Santa Monica Pier · Attraction
- Breakdance Showdown · Attraction
- Bruce Lurie Gallery · Art gallery
- Carousel Park · Attraction
- Case Study House #9 · Attraction
- Historic end of Route 66 · Attraction
- Inkie's Scrambler · Attraction
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Santa Monica
- Ashland Park reviews ★
- Barnard Way Linear Park reviews ★
- Beach Green reviews ★
- Beach Park 1 reviews ★
- Chess Park reviews ★
- Euclid Park reviews ★
- Mandeville Canyon Park · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Marine Park Community Garden · Garden reviews ★
- Ocean View Park reviews ★
- Palisades Park reviews ★
- Park Drive Park reviews ★
- Reed Park reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Santa Monica
- Canyon Charter Elementary
- Edison Elementary
- Franklin Elementary
- Grant Elementary
- John Adams Middle
- John Muir Elementary
- Lincoln Middle
- Marquez Charter
- McKinley Elementary
- Olympic High (Continuation)
- Palisades Charter Elementary
- Palisades Charter High
- Roosevelt Elementary
- Will Rogers Elementary
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.
🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare
- Santa Monica - Ucla Med Ctr & Orthopaedic Hospital ★★★★★ (5/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER
- Saint John'S Health Center ★★★★ (4/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER
Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.