La Conchita 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 in
La Conchita, California, from Amtrak
La Conchita from the air, looking northeast; the landslides into the town are visible on the extreme right
View of the main 2005 landslide, from the air, just offshore. Prior to 2005 the houses formed a straight line along the base of the hill.
Damaged buildings are surrounded by mud in La Conchita. FEMA photo, 01-15-2005.
Mussel Shoals is a coastal unincorporated community in Ventura County, California, between Ventura and the Santa Barbara County city of Carpinteria, not to be confused with Muscle Shoals.
La Conchita, California
…to any understanding of the region today and its geologic history. Up through the 1930s as historically documented, the area from Bates Road down to Mussel Shoals (then known as Mussel Rock) was referred to as La Conchita. Prior to the establishment of the village of Punta, the coastal area was named Punta Gorda…
View of Mussel Shoals from passing Amtrak Coast Starlight train