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Big Sur Village, California
Big Sur Village | |
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.jpg) Big Sur Lodge | |
  Big Sur Village Location in California | |
| Coordinates: 36°16′13″N 121°48′27″W / 36.27028°N 121.80750°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Monterey County |
| Founded | 1889 (establishment of post office) |
| Elevation | 135 ft (41 m) |
| ZIP code | 93920[2] |
| FIPS code | 06-44427 |
| GNIS feature ID | 269849 |
Big Sur Village is an unincorporated community in the Big Sur region, in Monterey County, California, United States. It is located along a 1-mile-long (1.6 km) stretch of Big Sur Coast Highway in the Big Sur Valley 24 miles (39 km) south of Carmel, California.[1] The village contains the largest collection of shops and visitor services along the entire 71-mile (114 km) segment of California State Route 1 between Malpaso Creek near Carmel Highlands[3] in the north and San Carpóforo Creek near San Simeon in the south.[4] The population of the entire coastal region is about 1,463.[5] The collection of small roadside businesses and homes is often confused with the larger region, also known as Big Sur.[6]: 2 On March 6, 1915, United States Post Office granted the English-speaking residents' request to change the name of their post office from Arbolado to Big Sur.[7]: 8 [8]: 7 [9] Caltrans also refers to the village as Big Sur.[10][11]
- ^ a b "Big Sur". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
- ^ "ZIP Code(tm) Lookup". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original on July 9, 2021. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
- ^ Surfer Magazine (February 21, 2006). Surfer Magazine's Guide to Northern and Central California Surf Spots. Chronicle Books. p. 97. ISBN 978-0-8118-4998-2. Archived from the original on November 16, 2017. Retrieved January 13, 2011.
- ^ Chatfield, Michael (May 5, 2014). "Big Sur Magic – Carmel Magazine". Carmel Magazine. Archived from the original on April 28, 2017. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
- ^ "The Pacific Coast Highway through Big Sur". ROAD TRIP USA. Archived from the original on October 1, 2019. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
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normanwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Gudde, Erwin Gustav (1998). California Place Names: The Origin and Etymology of Current Geographical Names. Bright, William (fourth, rev. and enl. ed.). Berkeley: University of California Press. p. 379. ISBN 9780520266193. OCLC 37854320. Archived from the original on January 9, 2018.
- ^ 2008 Place Names in California Department of Transportation, State of California. February, 2009
- ^ "Change in Big Sur Post Office retail service hours". about.usps.com. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
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