Welcome to Buellton ...

The city of Buellton is located in Santa Barbara County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Buellton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1920.

The city was incorporated February 1, 1992.

From the 2010 Census (the most recent Census number we have), Buellton had a population of 4,828 people.<2> (see below for details).

Buellton is 360 feet [110 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Buellton lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Buellton is within the boundaries of the (805) area code.

The ZIP code for Buellton: 93427<4>

Websites for Buellton ...

Official Website: www.cityofbuellton.com/

Communities near Buellton ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Buellton.

• Lompoc
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lompoc
  • Lompoc is located in Santa Barbara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,253 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lompoc <5>
• Ballard
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballard
  • Ballard is located in Santa Barbara County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ballard <5>
• Los Olivos
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Olivos
  • Los Olivos is located in Santa Barbara County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Los Olivos <5>
• Santa Ynez
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Ynez
  • Santa Ynez is located in Santa Barbara County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santa Ynez <5>
• Los Alamos
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Alamos
  • Los Alamos is located in Santa Barbara County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Los Alamos <5>
• Cachuma Village
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cachuma Village have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cachuma Village
  • Cachuma Village is located in Santa Barbara County
• Capitan
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitan
  • Capitan is located in Santa Barbara County
• Mission Hills
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mission Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Hills
  • Mission Hills is located in Santa Barbara County
• Lompoc Village
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lompoc Village have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lompoc Village
  • Lompoc Village is located in Santa Barbara County
• Vandenberg Village
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vandenberg Village have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandenberg Village
  • Vandenberg Village is located in Santa Barbara County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Buellton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Buellton.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Buellton. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Buellton.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Buellton. See our Newspapers Page for Buellton.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Buellton ...

Looking for more information about Buellton? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Buellton, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Buellton.

Adding Buellton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Buellton in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Buellton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Buellton post office opened in 1920.

We also found Buellton on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for California (1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Buellton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Buellton: www.cityofbuellton.com/

The official website for Santa Barbara County: www.countyofsb.org/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/