Del Rey Oaks California Map

About Del Rey Oaks, California

Del Rey Oaks is a locality in Monterey County, California, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,592. The population density is 583.2 people per km². Del Rey Oaks is located at 36.5933°N, 121.8350°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. Del Rey Oaks is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 93940.

Del Rey Oaks anchors itself in a landscape where the heavy, salt-laden atmosphere of the Pacific Ocean drifts inland to soften the edges of the sun-drenched chaparral. It lies 1.3 miles south-southeast of Seaside, CA (from Seaside, CA: bearing 156°T), and is situated 3.3 miles east of Monterey. The terrain here is defined by the Frog Pond Wetland Preserve, an intricate basin of moisture and shadow where the soil holds the cool memory of winter rains long after the surface has turned to a brittle, golden crust. Tall grasses sway in the rhythm of the coastal breeze, and while the distant Coast Ranges remain a hazy silhouette against the horizon, the immediate environment is one of quiet, dense thickets and the subtle hum of insects that thrive in the damp, shaded pockets of the preserve.

Del Rey Oaks emerged from the transition of land once tethered to military interests, evolving from a post-war enclave into a residential pocket that maintains a deliberate, modest scale. The local economy is defined by a quiet independence, far removed from the frantic pace of larger hubs, reflecting a character shaped by the steady, measured influence of the nearby Laguna Del Rey and the seasonal flow of Aguajito Creek. Life in Del Rey Oaks moves with the light, which turns a bruised, liquid violet as the sun dips toward the sea, casting long shadows across the driveways and modest architecture. Residents navigate their days under the constant, low-hanging maritime mist, a daily visitor that dictates the pace of the neighborhood and lends the air a cool, persistent clarity that feels entirely apart from the heat of the interior valleys.

About This Del Rey Oaks Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Del Rey Oaks, California. Coordinates: 36.593293, -121.834952. 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 Del Rey Oaks includes the ZIP code (93940), telephone area code (760), county seat of Monterey County (Salinas), and school district assignment (Monterey Peninsula Unified 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.