Carpinteria, California ~ Population 14,194
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brwhiz
N 34° 22.935 W 119° 28.963
11S E 271732 N 3807334
This combination Elevation/Population sign is at the southeastern city limits of Carpinteria, California on California Highway 1 at Exit 84.
Waymark Code: WMF87G
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 09/08/2012
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The Spanish gave the town its name because the native Chumash had a canoe-building carpentry shop here and used the tar from local tar seeps to seal the canoes.
Carpinteria is an ocean lovers paradise with a protected mildly sloping beach, tide pools, and a large ocean-side campground facility.