page_title: Big Sur Village, California
hierarchical_section_title: Big Sur Village, California
caption_attribution_description: Big Sur
context_page_description: Big Sur is an unincorporated community village in Big Sur, Monterey County, California. It is located along a 1 mile long stretch of Big Sur Coast Highway in the Big Sur Valley 24 miles south of Carmel, California. The village contains the largest collection of shops and visitor services along the entire 71-mile segment of California State Route 1 between Malpaso Creek near Carmel Highlands in the north and San Carpóforo Creek near San Simeon in the south. The population is about 1,463. The collection of small roadside businesses and homes is often confused with the larger region, also known as Big Sur. On March 6, 1915, United States Post Office granted the English-speaking resident's request to change the name of their post office from Arbolado to Big Sur. Caltrans also refers to the village as Big Sur.
context_section_description: Big Sur is  an unincorporated community village in Big Sur, Monterey County,  California.  It is located along a 1 mile (1.6 km) long stretch of Big Sur Coast Highway in the Big Sur Valley 24 miles (39 km)  south of Carmel, California. 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 in the north and San Carpóforo Creek near San Simeon in the south. The population is about 1,463. The collection of small roadside businesses and homes is often confused with the larger region, also known as Big Sur.  On March 6, 1915, United States Post Office granted the English-speaking resident's request to change the name of their post office from Arbolado to Big Sur. Caltrans also refers to the village as Big Sur.
caption: Big Sur Lodge
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