<ARTICLE> 9 <LEGEND> This Schedule Contains Summary Financial Information Extracted From (a) Item 7 - "Financial Statements And Supplementary Data" And Is Qualified In Its Entirety By Reference To Such (b) Financial Statements Included In This Report And Incorporated Herein By Reference. </LEGEND> <CIK> 0000921085 <NAME> CENTRAL COAST BANCORP <MULTIPLIER> 1,000 <PERIOD-TYPE> 3-mos <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-2000 <PERIOD-START> APR-01-2000 <PERIOD-END> JUN-30-2000 <CASH> 41,505 <INT-BEARING-DEPOSITS> 0 <FED-FUNDS-SOLD> 22,973 <TRADING-ASSETS> 0 <INVESTMENTS-HELD-FOR-SALE> 148,056 <INVESTMENTS-CARRYING> 0 <INVESTMENTS-MARKET> 0 <LOANS> 426,073 <ALLOWANCE> 7,018 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 648,817 <DEPOSITS> 583,951 <SHORT-TERM> 0 <LIABILITIES-OTHER> 5,530 <LONG-TERM> 4,149 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <COMMON> 47,892 <OTHER-SE> 7,295 <TOTAL-LIABILITIES-AND-EQUITY> 648,817 <INTEREST-LOAN> 10,150 <INTEREST-INVEST> 2,197 <INTEREST-OTHER> 271 <INTEREST-TOTAL> 12,618 <INTEREST-DEPOSIT> 4,365 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 4,437 <INTEREST-INCOME-NET> 8,181 <LOAN-LOSSES> 800 <SECURITIES-GAINS> 0 <EXPENSE-OTHER> 4,336 <INCOME-PRETAX> 3,676 <INCOME-PRE-EXTRAORDINARY> 3,676 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> 2,243 <EPS-BASIC> 0.32 <EPS-DILUTED> 0.31 <YIELD-ACTUAL> 5.85 <LOANS-NON> 486 <LOANS-PAST> 210 <LOANS-TROUBLED> 0 <LOANS-PROBLEM> 0 <ALLOWANCE-OPEN> 6,136 <CHARGE-OFFS> 3 <RECOVERIES> 85 <ALLOWANCE-CLOSE> 7,018 <ALLOWANCE-DOMESTIC> 7,018 <ALLOWANCE-FOREIGN> 0 <ALLOWANCE-UNALLOCATED> 0