Aptos is an unincorporated town in Santa Cruz County, California, United States. The town includes several small communities with a combined population of 24,402:Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley, a rural area north of State Route 1CabrilloSeacliff, south of State Route 1, west of Aptos CreekRio Del Mar, south of State Route 1, from Aptos Creek southeast to SeascapeSeascape, south of State Route 1, centered on Seascape Beach ResortFor statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau has defined Aptos as a census-designated place (CDP).