Aromas (Spanish for "Scents") is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Monterey County and San Benito County, California, United States.

[5] The settlement was originally known as "Sand Cut", named from the Southern Pacific Railroad tunnel constructed nearby in 1871.

[6] The settlement was renamed Aromas, after Rancho Las Aromitas y Agua Caliente, around 1895.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the Aromas CDP has a total area of 4.75 square miles (12.3 km2).

[3] The center of town is on the south side of the valley of the Pajaro River, about 1 mile (1.6 km) southwest of where the river cuts through Pajaro Gap (Chittenden Pass) at the south end of the Santa Cruz Mountains.

143 households (16.2%) were made up of individuals, and 49 (5.5%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

There were 923 housing units at an average density of 194.5 per square mile (75.1/km2), of which 680 (76.9%) were owner-occupied, and 204 (23.1%) were occupied by renters.

There were 915 housing units at an average density of 192.7 per square mile (74.4/km2).

11.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

[27] Anzar High School, which opened in 1994, was named after early area pioneers.

Anzar's current principal is Angela Crawley, and the school's total enrollment amounts to 258 students.