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La Conchita, California | |
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  La Conchita, California Location within the state of California  La Conchita, California La Conchita, California (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 34°21′50″N 119°26′53″W / 34.36389°N 119.44806°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Ventura |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 338 |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP codes | 93001 |
| Area code | 805 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1661263[1] |
La Conchita (/ˌlɑː kənˈtʃiːtə/ ; Spanish for "The Little Shell") is a small unincorporated community in western Ventura County, California, on U.S. Route 101 just southeast of the Santa Barbara county line. The ZIP Code is 93001, and the community is inside area code 805.
On January 10, 2005, a major landslide occurred in La Conchita. The 2005 landslide killed 10 people, and destroyed or damaged dozens of houses. The landslide recurred on part of a previous landslide in 1995.