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landmark · California
EV charging near Santa Monica Pier
The 1909 pleasure pier over the Pacific, where Route 66 meets the ocean. There are 698 public charging stations within 25 miles, the closest <1 mi away.
- Within 5 mi
- 53
- Within 25 mi
- 698
- Fastest
- 250 kW
- Median price
- $0.35
Counted from 698 stations in the directory — DC fast at 23 of them. Distances are straight lines from the landmark, not driving distance.
Santa Monica Pier is the dark pin; the blue pins are the nearest chargers, each linking to its page.
Closest chargers
straight-line- 1Santa Monica Pier<1 mi · 6.5 kW · J1772 · $0.30/kWh
- 2Santa Monica Parking Structure 6<1 mi · 6.5 kW · J1772 · $0.38/kWh24 h
- 3Santa Monica Place - Garage 7 (1)<1 mi · 6.5 kW · J177224 h
- 4Hampton Inn & Suites Santa Monica<1 mi · 8 kW · NACS
- 5501 Broadway<1 mi · Power not listed · J1772 · $0.45/kWh
- 6Santa Monica Public Library<1 mi · 6.5 kW · J1772 · $0.40/kWh
- 71430 Lincoln Blvd<1 mi · Power not listed · J1772 · $0.45/kWh
- 81650 Lincoln Blvd<1 mi · Power not listed · J1772 · $0.45/kWh
Showing 8 of 698 within 25 miles. The map draws twelve.
What the chargers here offer
Counted across the 698 stations within 25 miles of Santa Monica Pier. A map pin is not a plug: check the connector before a driver commits to a stop.
Charging at Santa Monica Pier
Where can I charge an EV near Santa Monica Pier?
The directory lists 698 public charging stations within 25 miles of Santa Monica Pier, 53 of them within 5 miles. The nearest is Santa Monica Pier, <1 mi away in Santa Monica.
Is there DC fast charging near Santa Monica Pier?
Yes — 23 of the 698 stations within 25 miles offer DC fast charging, and the quickest is The Platform (2) at 250 kW, 6.4 mi from the landmark. A DC stop adds most of a battery in the time a visit takes; the last 20% is slow everywhere.
How much does it cost to charge near Santa Monica Pier?
$0.35 per kWh is the median of the 307 stations within 25 miles that list a price. Networks price per site, so the station a driver picks can be above or below that by a third.
Which plug do I need near Santa Monica Pier?
J1772 at 663 stations, CCS1 at 37 stations, NACS at 33 stations, CHAdeMO at 17 stations, Wall outlet at 16 stations. A CCS1 car needs a CCS1 or J1772 post, a NACS car a NACS post or an adapter, and a CHAdeMO car only the CHAdeMO sites — the connector checker answers this for a specific car.
Other landmarks in California
All California landmarksDistances are straight-line miles from the landmark coordinate to each station's coordinate, both as published; a road route is longer. The counts come from the 698 stations the directory lists within 25 miles. Charging prices are the per-kWh figures the networks publish, and live availability is not tracked.

