Carpinteria

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Carpinteria

Total population

13,036

Median home value

$1,043,100

44%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$100,658

Carpinteria$101k

National$74k

Air quality index

52Moderate

Elevation33 m

Land area6.7 km²

Weather59°F · Patchy Fog

Coordinates34.39°, -119.50°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Carpinteria 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.

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).

Current forecast

Forecast for Carpinteria, CA from NOAA NWS API.

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Schools

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

M

Matt Alonzo

music video director

J

John Requejo

American soccer player

A

Adele Gerard Lewis Grant

American botanist (1881-1969)

H

Heather Olmstead

American volleyball coach

B

Burdette E. White

American entomologist

Dawn Cerny

American artist (born 1979)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in California

• Eastern Goleta Valley
  16.7 mi away
• Channel Islands Beach
  21.6 mi away
• El Rio
  21.9 mi away
• Casa Conejo
  34.6 mi away
• Buellton
  42.6 mi away
• Bell Canyon
  48 mi away
• Castaic
  49.9 mi away
• Dustin Acres
  57.8 mi away
• Derby Acres
  59.6 mi away
• Beverly Hills
  66.2 mi away · pop. 32,701
• Casmalia
  66.4 mi away
• El Adobe
  66.9 mi away

Browse all places in California →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Carpinteria

The fossil passerine birds from the Pleistocene of Carpinteria, California

Alden H. Miller · 1932

The fossil passerine birds fom the Pleistocene of Carpinteria, California

Alden H. Miller · 1966

Sudoku Genius Mind Exercises Volume 1

Carpinteria C. State of Mind Collection · 2019

General plan, GP 86, and environmental impact report, the city of Carpinteria, California

Carpenteria (Calif.) · 1986

Carpinteria

Jim Campos · 2007

Pleistocene birds from the Carpinteria asphalt of California

Miller, Loye Holmes · 1931

Carpinteria Salt Marsh

Wayne R. Ferren · 1985

Carpinteria Valley Watershed project

United States. Soil Conservation Service. · 1976

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Foothill Wildfire, Santa Barbara, California
  Wildfires · 2026-05-19 · 31 mi
• SANDY Wildfire, Ventura, California
  Wildfires · 2026-05-18 · 44 mi
• Santa Rosa Island Wildfire, Santa Barbara, California
  Wildfires · 2026-05-15 · 47 mi
• BRITE Wildfire, Kern, California
  Wildfires · 2026-05-09 · 66 mi
• TOWER Wildfire, Kern, California
  Wildfires · 2026-05-03 · 78 mi
• RIVER Wildfire, Kern, California
  Wildfires · 2026-05-18 · 84 mi
• NEURALIA Wildfire, Kern, California
  Wildfires · 2026-05-13 · 104 mi
• BAIN Wildfire, Riverside, California
  Wildfires · 2026-05-19 · 117 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Recently spotted species

Mallard

Anas platyrhynchos

Seen 2026-06-13

Willow Apple Gall Sawfly

Euura californica

Seen 2026-06-13

American Crow

Corvus brachyrhynchos

Seen 2026-06-13

Brown Pelican

Pelecanus occidentalis

Seen 2026-06-13

Salt Marsh Moth

Estigmene acrea

Seen 2026-06-13

Dark-eyed Junco

Junco hyemalis

Seen 2026-06-12

Yellow-faced Bumble Bee

Bombus vosnesenskii

Seen 2026-06-12

Steelblue Lady Beetle

Halmus chalybeus

Seen 2026-06-12

West Coast Lady

Vanessa annabella

Seen 2026-06-11

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Nearest stream gauge

Live readings from USGS NWIS · measured 2026-06-13 18:05 UTC.

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Carpinteria, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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