Big Sur Village, California

Big Sur Village
Unincorporated community
Big Sur Lodge
Big Sur Lodge
Big Sur Village is located in California
Big Sur Village
Big Sur Village
Location in California
Coordinates: 36°16′13″N 121°48′27″W / 36.27028°N 121.80750°W / 36.27028; -121.80750
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountyMonterey County
Founded1889 (establishment of post office)
Elevation
[1]
135 ft (41 m)
ZIP code
93920[2]
FIPS code06-44427
GNIS feature ID269849

Big Sur Village is an unincorporated community in the Big Sur region, in Monterey County, California, United States. It is located along a 1-mile-long (1.6 km) stretch of Big Sur Coast Highway in the Big Sur Valley 24 miles (39 km) south of Carmel, California.[1] The village contains the largest collection of shops and visitor services along the entire 71-mile (114 km) segment of California State Route 1 between Malpaso Creek near Carmel Highlands[3] in the north and San Carpóforo Creek near San Simeon in the south.[4] The population of the entire coastal region is about 1,463.[5] The collection of small roadside businesses and homes is often confused with the larger region, also known as Big Sur.[6]: 2  On March 6, 1915, United States Post Office granted the English-speaking residents' request to change the name of their post office from Arbolado to Big Sur.[7]: 8 [8]: 7 [9] Caltrans also refers to the village as Big Sur.[10][11]

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  2. ^ "ZIP Code(tm) Lookup". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original on July 9, 2021. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
  3. ^ Surfer Magazine (February 21, 2006). Surfer Magazine's Guide to Northern and Central California Surf Spots. Chronicle Books. p. 97. ISBN 978-0-8118-4998-2. Archived from the original on November 16, 2017. Retrieved January 13, 2011.
  4. ^ Chatfield, Michael (May 5, 2014). "Big Sur Magic – Carmel Magazine". Carmel Magazine. Archived from the original on April 28, 2017. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
  5. ^ "The Pacific Coast Highway through Big Sur". ROAD TRIP USA. Archived from the original on October 1, 2019. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
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  9. ^ Gudde, Erwin Gustav (1998). California Place Names: The Origin and Etymology of Current Geographical Names. Bright, William (fourth, rev. and enl. ed.). Berkeley: University of California Press. p. 379. ISBN 9780520266193. OCLC 37854320. Archived from the original on January 9, 2018.
  10. ^ 2008 Place Names in California Department of Transportation, State of California. February, 2009
  11. ^ "Change in Big Sur Post Office retail service hours". about.usps.com. Retrieved April 24, 2020.