Map of Mount Hermon CDP, California

Mount Hermon is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Santa Cruz County, California.

Mount Hermon CDP overview:
Name:	Mount Hermon CDP
LSAD Code:	57
LSAD Description:	CDP (suffix)
State:	California
County:	Santa Cruz County
Elevation:	584 ft (178 m)
Total Area:	0.889 sq mi (2.303 km²)
Land Area:	0.889 sq mi (2.303 km²)
Water Area:	0 sq mi (0 km²) 0%
Total Population:	1,110
Population Density:	1,200/sq mi (480/km²)
ZIP code:	95041
Area code:	831
FIPS code:	0649796

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History

In 1841, California’s first water-powered sawmill was built at the junction of Bean Creek and Zayante Creek by Peter Lassen, Isaac Graham, J. Majors, and F. Hoeger.

Mount Hermon, known as “Tuxedo Junction” prior to 1906, was a stop on the South Coast Pacific Railroad from Alameda to Santa Cruz. Hotel Tuxedo was on the property; the hotel was purchased and renamed the Zayante Inn on April 14, 1906, by a group which later became the Mount Hermon Association, Inc. Five ladies of the group were entrusted with the selection of a new name for the area, and they chose that of the peak in the Holy Land. The land was to be used as a Christian retreat center, whose dedication day, known as “The Great Day”, was July 22, 1906; the event was held at the Zayante Inn with 1400 people in attendance. Speaking at the dedication was Dr. Reuben A. Torrey, President of the Moody Bible Institute in Chicago, Illinois.

The Zayante Inn and surrounding cottages were destroyed by fire on April 18, 1921. At the site, the Mount Hermon Christian Conference Center, with three separate facilities, operates on much of the original property. There are also several hundred privately owned homes, the Mount Hermon post office, and a bookstore.