Ventucopa, California | |
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Unincorporated community | |
  Ventucopa | |
| Coordinates: 34°49′53″N 119°28′8″W / 34.83139°N 119.46889°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Santa Barbara |
| ZIP code | 93252 |
Ventucopa is an unincorporated community in the southeastern Cuyama Valley, within eastern Santa Barbara County, California. Ventucopa has a population of 92 people and is located an elevation of 2,896 feet (883 m). It is an agricultural area situated near the Cuyama River. It is located near the intersection of four counties: Santa Barbara, Ventura, San Luis Obispo and Kern. Ventucopa borders Los Padres National Forest to the east, south and west. When the town was registering a postal office in 1926, local resident Dean Parady came up with Ventucopa, as the community lies between Maricopa and Ventura County.[1][2]
The ZIP Code is 93252, and the community is inside area code 661.
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