Carpinteria, California

For other uses of "Carpinteria" or "Carpentaria", see Carpentaria (disambiguation).

Carpinteria, California
City
City of Carpinteria
Top: Carpinteria State Beach; bottom: downtown.
Flag of Carpinteria, California
Flag
Official seal of Carpinteria, California
Seal
Location of Carpinteria in Santa Barbara County, California.
Location of Carpinteria in Santa Barbara County, California.
Carpinteria, California is located in the United States
Carpinteria, California
Carpinteria, California
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 34°23′57″N 119°30′59″W / 34.39917°N 119.51639°W / 34.39917; -119.51639
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountySanta Barbara
IncorporatedSeptember 28, 1965[1]
Named forThe carpentry shops in the former Chumash settlement of Mishopshno ("Correspondence"[2])
Government
 • MayorWade Nomura[3]
 • State senatorMonique Limón (D)[4]
 • AssemblymemberGregg Hart (D)[4]
 • U. S. rep.Salud Carbajal (D)[5]
Area
[6]
 • Total9.27 sq mi (24.02 km2)
 • Land2.59 sq mi (6.70 km2)
 • Water6.68 sq mi (17.31 km2)  72.11%
Elevation
[7]
33 ft (10 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total13,264
 • Density5,125.19/sq mi (1,978.51/km2)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP codes
93013-93014
Area code805
FIPS code06-11446
GNIS feature IDs1652684, 2409990
GATVChannel 18[8]
Websitewww.carpinteriaca.gov

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.[9][10]

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  2. ^ McCall, Lynne; Perry, Rosalind (2002). California's Chumash Indians : a project of the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History Education Center (Revised ed.). San Luis Obispo, Calif: EZ Nature Books. ISBN 978-0936784151.
  3. ^ "Government Structure". City of Carpinteria. Archived from the original on July 15, 2015. Retrieved January 7, 2015.
  4. ^ a b "Statewide Database". UC Regents. Archived from the original on February 1, 2015. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
  5. ^ "California's 24th Congressional District - Representatives & District Map". Civic Impulse, LLC. Retrieved September 29, 2014.
  6. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
  7. ^ "Carpinteria". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved January 7, 2015.
  8. ^ "City of Carpinteria > Doing Business in Carpinteria > Business Assistance and Financing". Archived from the original on June 25, 2012. Retrieved March 12, 2016.
  9. ^ "Does Carpinteria really have the 'world's safest beach?'". KCRW. August 21, 2017. Retrieved June 1, 2021.
  10. ^ "Rincon - Indicator Surf Forecast and Surf Reports (CAL - Ventura, USA)". Retrieved March 12, 2016.