<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.

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<NAME>                 CENTRAL COAST BANCORP
<MULTIPLIER>                           1,000

                                   
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<PERIOD-START>                   APR-01-2000
<PERIOD-END>                     JUN-30-2000
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<TRADING-ASSETS>                           0
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<INVESTMENTS-CARRYING>                     0
<INVESTMENTS-MARKET>                       0
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<ALLOWANCE>                            7,018
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                       648,817
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<SHORT-TERM>                               0
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<LONG-TERM>                            4,149
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<OTHER-SE>                             7,295
<TOTAL-LIABILITIES-AND-EQUITY>       648,817
<INTEREST-LOAN>                       10,150
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<INTEREST-OTHER>                         271
<INTEREST-TOTAL>                      12,618
<INTEREST-DEPOSIT>                     4,365
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                     4,437
<INTEREST-INCOME-NET>                  8,181
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<SECURITIES-GAINS>                         0
<EXPENSE-OTHER>                        4,336
<INCOME-PRETAX>                        3,676
<INCOME-PRE-EXTRAORDINARY>             3,676
<EXTRAORDINARY>                            0
<CHANGES>                                  0
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<EPS-BASIC>                             0.32
<EPS-DILUTED>                           0.31
<YIELD-ACTUAL>                          5.85
<LOANS-NON>                              486
<LOANS-PAST>                             210
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