Ranchita, California

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Ranchita, California
Unincorporated community
Ranchita, California is located in California
Ranchita, California
Ranchita, California
Coordinates: 33°12′36″N 116°31′00″W / 33.21000°N 116.51667°W / 33.21000; -116.51667Coordinates: 33°12′36″N 116°31′00″W / 33.21000°N 116.51667°W / 33.21000; -116.51667
Country United States
State California
County San Diego
Elevation
1,239 m (4,065 ft)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
92066
Area code(s)442 & 760
GNIS feature ID247950[1]

Ranchita (Spanish for "small ranch") is an unincorporated community in San Diego County, California. Ranchita is 9 miles (14 km) southwest of Borrego Springs. Ranchita has a ZIP code of 92066.[2] A notable feature is the Rancheti, an 11-foot-tall (3.35 m), 300-pound (136.08 kg) fiberglass Yeti statue erected by local real estate broker Joe Rauh on Montezuma Valley Road in December 2007.[3] The statue was featured on the March 4, 2016 installment of Zippy.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ^ ZIP Code Lookup
  3. ^ Krier, Robert. "Bigfoot's sole man," The San Diego Union-Tribune, Sunday, May 18, 2008.
  4. ^ Zippy (comic strip), Friday, March 4, 2016 – Comics Kingdom.


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