Davenport California Map

About Davenport, California

Davenport is a locality in Santa Cruz County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 388. The population density is 52.7 people per km². Davenport is located at 37.0116°N, 122.1919°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 95017.

Davenport clings to the abrupt transition where the terrestrial edge meets the Pacific Ocean, defined by the persistent salt-heavy air and the rhythmic pulse of the surf against jagged bluffs. It lies 9.3 miles west-northwest of Santa Cruz, CA (from Santa Cruz, CA: bearing 286°T), and is situated 7.9 miles southwest of Ben Lomond. San Vicente Creek carves a narrow, verdant vein through the landscape, feeding into the sea and carrying the scent of damp earth and coastal brush down from the higher elevations. The vast expanse of the California Coastal National Monument provides a protected sanctuary for the crags and offshore formations that define the horizon, while the distant, hazy silhouettes of the Coast Ranges anchor the eastern sky. Sunlight here possesses a particular, silvered clarity, often softened by the cool, rolling fog that drifts inland to blanket the fields in a quiet, gray hush.

Davenport maintains a character forged by the remnants of industrial labor and the steady, unyielding cycles of the maritime climate. The legacy of lime processing remains etched into the local identity, a memory of the kilns that once defined the economy and continue to influence the architectural silhouette of the shoreline. While the residents engage with the rhythms of agriculture and the sea, the pace of life remains tethered to the natural dictates of the tides and the seasonal shifts of the nearby fields. Far from the dense, frantic energy of more developed hubs, Davenport exists as a place of observation, where the isolation of the cliffside allows for a singular focus on the intersection of rugged geology and the persistent, moving water of the Pacific Ocean.

About This Davenport Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Davenport, California. Coordinates: 37.011616, -122.191913. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Davenport includes the ZIP code (95017), telephone area code (408, 669), county seat of Santa Cruz County (Santa Cruz), and school district assignment (Pacific Elementary School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.