SpreckelsCA
The town was settled in 1898 and has 174 residents today.
Is Spreckels a good place to live?
67% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Spreckels, against 29% in California’s towns and 29% across U.S. towns. Among 848 California towns, just 2 have a higher median age than Spreckels. Spreckels has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
174 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Monterey Bay Aquarium and 25 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Spreckels. Close and well known come first.
14 mi Zoo & aquariumMonterey Bay Aquarium
23 mi National ParkPinnacles National Park343K visitors a year
4 mi MuseumNational Steinbeck Center
18 mi Scenic drive17-Mile Drive15 mi Canyon & gorgeMonterey Canyon
16 mi MuseumMission San Juan BautistaPhoto credits
Monterey Bay Aquarium: Meij.kobayashi, Public domain · Pinnacles National Park: Brocken Inaglory, CC BY-SA 3.0 · National Steinbeck Center: LordHarris at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · 17-Mile Drive: Humanoid one, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mission San Juan Bautista: MARELBU, CC BY 3.0
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Moving to Spreckels: who provides what
Spreckels is unincorporated, so Monterey County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Spreckels.
The schools Spreckels’s kids attend
The public schools here belong to the Spreckels Union Elementary school district. Its one school is below. Enrollment at the town’s public school: 529 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spreckels ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 529 | B |
NCES · EDFacts
Spreckels faces a very high natural-hazard risk, led by drought
Federal disaster aid has reached households in Spreckels after 2 declared disasters, most recently in 2023. On expected storm and flood damage, Spreckels sits above 92% of U.S. communities. Just over two fifths of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from drought, followed by earthquakes at 37%.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
With only 0.4 jobs per working resident, most people in Spreckels work out of town
Spreckels had 125 jobs in 2024, up 34 from 2014. The share of residents in Spreckels who live below the poverty line is 24%. The top destinations are Salinas (37%), Monterey (6%) and San Jose (4%). Half commute less than 10 miles.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2024 · ACS
Expect mild winters and pleasant summers in Spreckels
For Spreckels, the typical July afternoon high is 73°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Spreckels is
Spreckels: 15% of adults binge drink. Two figures for adults in the town: 15% have diabetes, 17% smoke cigarettes.
| Spreckels | Typical California town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 14% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 12% | 12% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 11% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 31% | 35% |
| What stands out | Spreckels | CA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 9.5% | 5.1% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.7% | 5.6% |
| More smokers | 16.9% | 10.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Open space protected for good: 3.7% of Spreckels
Spreckels’ concentration of trails works out to 1.0 miles per square mile. Trails run 0.1 miles in 1 park or preserve. 3 acres of Spreckels lie in its park or preserve.
| Spreckels | Typical California town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 1.0 miles per square mile | 1.0 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 3.7% | 4.3% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Spreckels Memorial Park | 0.1 mi | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Homes in Spreckels sell for about $887K
76% of households live in a home they own in Spreckels.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Spreckels
Colleges nearby
5 within 15 miles of the center of Spreckels
About 0 of every 100 Spreckels residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.
100% of working residents leave Spreckels for work
Where Spreckels’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2024
Questions about Spreckels
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Spreckels, CA a good place to live?
Spreckels has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.