Soquel is a small census-designated place in Santa Cruz county, and is just north of Capitola. Soquel Drive runs through Soquel.
Downtown Soquel. Photo by John Pilge, May 2006.
History
Soquel was founded in 1853. The name "Soquel" might be the native word for village or it might be the name of the village. No one is certain. The locals pronounce "Soquel" as "so-KELL."
The first fuel station in Soquel. Rendered on the wall of the Soquel Post Office Annex. (Photo: 2012 by John Pilge.) 
Soquel Home. (Daubenbiss Residence.)
Community
The population of Soquel is just over 5,100. ZIP code is 95073.
Community Organizations
- Capitola-Soquel Chamber of Commerce
- Land of Medicine Buddha
- Masonic Lodge Soquel-Pajaro
- Soquel Creek Water District
Spiritual Organizations
- Congregational Church of Soquel
- Inner Light Ministries
- Seventh-day Adventist Soquel Conference Center
Businesses
General
- Best Buy
- Bracesox
- Dance Odyssey Studio
- Elaine's Dance Studio
- Flamenco Romantico
- Home Depot
- Honda of Santa Cruz
- Instant Oil Change
- Labor Ready
- MC Squared Computers
- No Limits Dance Studio
- Pet Pals Discount Pet Supplies
- Post Office
- Quik Stop Market
- Safeway
- Rod Sanford's Traditional Martial Arts
- Santa Cruz Dance Company
- Smog Check
- Soquel 76 Smog Check & Automotive
- Soquel Auto Center
- Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Seva Ashram
- Sunnyside Produce
- The UPS Store
- Visceral Yoga
- Winchester Auto Parts
Food & Drink
- Aldo’s Bakery & Cafe
- The Bagelry
- Bargetto Winery
- Beer Thirty
- Café aRoma
- Cafe Cruz
- Carpo's
- El Chipotle Taqueria
- Golden Fu Wah
- Home
- JJ's Saloon
- Taqueria La Cabaña
- Little Tampico Restaurant
- Michael's On Main
- Ming's Palace Restaurant of Soquel
- Panda Express
- Peking Restaurant
- Sawasdee
- Sir Froggy's Pub
- Soquel Vineyards
- Star of Siam
- Sunrise Cafe
- Tortilla Flats
- Ugly Mug
Points of Interest
Parks
Anna Jean Cummings County Park
- Anna Jean Cummings County Park aka Blue Ball Park
- Forest of Nisene Marks State Park (Aptos)
- Heart of Soquel Park
- Soquel Creek Park (Capitola)
- Soquel Demonstration State Forest
Schools
- Beach High School
- Main Street School
- New Horizons School
- Soquel Elementary School
- Soquel High School
- Soquel Union School District
- Tara Redwood School
Transportation
Several buses travel through Soquel regularly, usually en route to Watsonville or Santa Cruz.
Streets
Maps
USGS topograpic map:
| Latitude(DEC) | Longitude(DEC) | Latitude(DMS) | Longitude(DMS) | Map Name |
| 36.9880057 | -121.9566267 | 365917N | 1215724W | Soquel |
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