Carpinteria

Also known as Carpinteria, California, Carpinteria, CA

city in Santa Barbara County, California, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: California
County: Santa Barbara
Incorporated: September 28, 1965
Named after: The carpentry shops in the former Chumash settlement of Mishopshno ("Correspondence" )
Mayor: Natalia Alarcon
State senator: Monique Limón ( D )
Assemblymember: Gregg Hart ( D )
U s rep: Salud Carbajal ( D )
Total: 9.27 sq mi (24.02 km )
Land: 2.59 sq mi (6.70 km )
Water: 6.68 sq mi (17.31 km ) 72.09%
Elevation: 33 ft (10 m)
Density: 5,124.3/sq mi (1,978.51/km )
Time zone: UTC-8 ( Pacific )
Summer dst: UTC-7 ( PDT )
Zip codes: 93013-93014
Fips code: 06-11446

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Carpinteria
Population: 13264
Area: 24.011989
Elevation: 33
Official website: www.carpinteria.ca.us
Image: El Estero, Carpinteria Dec 68 (28907839152).jpg
Households: 5063
Dialing code: 805

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Commons category: Carpinteria, California
postal code: 93014
water as percent of area: 72.1118
P8168: relict
water area: 17.315479
per capita income: 42554
date of incorporation: 1965-09-28

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Carpinteria (/kɑːrpɪntəˈriːə/; Spanish: Carpintería, meaning "Carpentry") is a small seaside city in southeastern Santa Barbara County, California. Located on the Central Coast of California, it had a population of 13,264 at the 2020 census. Carpinteria is a popular surf destination; the city embraced the slogan "World's Safest Beach" in 1912, which it still uses today.

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