Map of La Selva Beach CDP

La Selva Beach (La Selva, Spanish for “The Forest”) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Santa Cruz County, California. La Selva Beach sits at an elevation of 151 feet (46 m). The 2020 United States census reported La Selva Beach’s population was 2,531.

La Selva Beach is one of the several small communities located in and around Aptos. It neighbors Seascape to the north, Corralitos to the east, and Watsonville to the south. When founded, the small beach community was surrounded by dense conifer woods.

La Selva Beach CDP overview:
Name:	La Selva Beach CDP
LSAD Code:	57
LSAD Description:	CDP (suffix)
State:	California
County:	Santa Cruz County
Elevation:	151 ft (46 m)
Total Area:	5.297 sq mi (13.718 km²)
Land Area:	5.297 sq mi (13.718 km²)
Water Area:	0 sq mi (0 km²) 0%
Total Population:	2,531
Population Density:	480/sq mi (180/km²)
ZIP code:	95076
Area code:	831
FIPS code:	0640508
GNISfeature ID:	2583053

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History

In 1925 it was founded as Rob Roy by real estate developer David Batchelor. The now-defunct (since 2000) Rob Roy Video Store was the only business in the area to make note of this heritage. In 1935 the name was changed to La Selva Beach by the new developer, Edward Burghard. Most of the existing houses were built in the early 1960s. In the 1970s the residents convinced state government to remove “Beach” from the direction signs. Officially the name is still La Selva Beach.