Welcome to Drake ...

Drake is located in Santa Barbara County<1>.

The location of Drake has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

Drake is 50 feet [15 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Drake: (805)

Communities Also Named Drake ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 21 communities that are also named Drake - they are located in Arizona (2), Colorado, Illinois, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Manitoba, Michigan, Missouri (2), North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Saskatchewan, South Carolina (2) and Tennessee.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Drake.

Communities near Drake ...

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

• Lompoc
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 <4>
• Solvang
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solvang
  • Solvang is located in Santa Barbara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,556 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Solvang <4>
• Buellton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buellton
  • Buellton is located in Santa Barbara County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 5,082 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buellton <4>
• Capitan
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitan
  • Capitan is located in Santa Barbara County
• Ballard
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballard
  • Ballard is located in Santa Barbara County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ballard <4>
• Lompoc Village
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lompoc Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lompoc Village
  • Lompoc Village is located in Santa Barbara County
• Mission Hills
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mission Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Hills
  • Mission Hills is located in Santa Barbara County
• Santa Ynez
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • 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 <4>
• Los Olivos
  (17 miles [27.4 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 <4>
• Los Alamos
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • 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 <4>

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 Drake. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Drake.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Drake. 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 Drake.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Drake ...

Looking for more information about Drake? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Drake, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Drake.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Drake. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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

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