Carpinteria, California
Carpinteria, California | |
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Top: Carpinteria State Beach; bottom: downtown. | |
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Flag Seal | |
Location of Carpinteria in Santa Barbara County, California. | |
Carpinteria, California Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 34°23′57″N 119°30′59″W / 34.39917°N 119.51639°W | |
| 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") |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Natalia Alarcon |
| • State senator | Monique Limón (D) |
| • Assemblymember | Gregg Hart (D) |
| • U. S. rep. | Salud Carbajal (D) |
| Area | |
• Total | 9.27 sq mi (24.02 km2) |
| • Land | 2.59 sq mi (6.70 km2) |
| • Water | 6.68 sq mi (17.31 km2) 72.09% |
| Elevation | 33 ft (10 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 13,264 |
| • Density | 5,124.3/sq mi (1,978.51/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP codes | 93013-93014 |
| Area code | 805 |
| FIPS code | 06-11446 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 1652684, 2409990 |
| GATV | Channel 18 |
| Website | www |
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.