Map of Ben Lomond CDP, California

Ben Lomond is a census-designated place (CDP) in Santa Cruz County, California, United States, and also the name of the mountain to the west. The CDP includes the communities of Glen Arbor and Brackney. The population was 6,337 at the 2020 census.

Ben Lomond CDP overview:
Name:	Ben Lomond CDP
LSAD Code:	57
LSAD Description:	CDP (suffix)
State:	California
County:	Santa Cruz County
Elevation:	331 ft (101 m)
Total Area:	8.37 sq mi (21.67 km²)
Land Area:	8.37 sq mi (21.67 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²) 0%
Total Population:	6,337
Population Density:	757.20/sq mi (292.37/km²)
ZIP code:	95005
Area code:	831
FIPS code:	0605332
GNISfeature ID:	1655826

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History

The nearby Ben Lomond Mountain was named after the mountain in Scotland by John Burns, a Scottish man who settled on the west side of the ridge in 1851. Burns became one of the first vintners in the Santa Cruz Mountains, and is usually also credited with naming the community of Bonny Doon. The San Lorenzo River watershed contains extensive forests of Coast redwood, and was an early center of the logging/lumber industry in Santa Cruz County. The community was originally known as Pacific Mills, after a sawmill operation located there. When, in 1887, the community applied for a U.S. Post Office, residents voted to adopt the name of the mountain.

Alba School, a one-room schoolhouse, was constructed in 1895 and was in use until 1940; it later served as a library and a community center. It was destroyed in the CZU Lightning Complex fires in August 2020.

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Geography

Ben Lomond is located on State Highway 9, about 12 miles (19 km) from Santa Cruz and 34 miles (55 km) from San Jose (the nearest major city) at 37°5′24″N 122°5′24″W / 37.09000°N 122.09000°W / 37.09000; -122.09000 (37.09, -122.09). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 8.4 square miles (22 km). The San Lorenzo River runs through it, in what is known locally as the San Lorenzo Valley, which runs SE–NW to the east of Ben Lomond Mountain (in actuality a long ridge whose highest point has an elevation of 2,660 feet [810 m]).

Northeast of Ben Lomond is Loch Lomond, a reservoir built on Newell Creek and named after the original Loch Lomond in Scotland.