Caspar, California

Caspar
Unincorporated community Census-designated place
Former mill site in Caspar
Location in Mendocino County and California
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Coordinates: 39°21′49″N 123°48′57″W / 39.36361°N 123.81583°W / 39.36361; -123.81583
Country	United States
State	California
County	Mendocino
Area [1]
• Total	2.99 sq mi (7.7 km2)
• Land	2.99 sq mi (7.7 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.0 km2)  0%
Elevation [2]	82 ft (25 m)
Population  (2020)[3]
• Total	500
• Density	167.11/sq mi (64.52/km2)
Time zone	UTC-8 (PST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code	95420
Area code	707
GNIS feature IDs	1658232;[2] 2628717[4]

Caspar is an unincorporated community in Mendocino County, California, United States.^[2] It is located on the Pacific Ocean, 4 miles (6 km) north of Mendocino,^[5] at an elevation of 82 feet (25 m).^[2] It is bounded on three sides by state parks: the historic 1909 Point Cabrillo Light Station is nearby to the south, Jug Handle State Natural Reserve lies to the north, and its coast forms Caspar Headlands State Beach. The population was 500 at the 2020 census.^[3] For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau has defined Caspar as a census-designated place (CDP).