Welcome to Santa Maria ...

The city of Santa Maria is located in Los Angeles County<1>.

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

Santa Maria is 1,390 feet [424 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Santa Maria ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two California communities named Santa Maria: This one is located in Los Angeles County and the other is located in Santa Barbara County.

Beyond California, there are 5 communities that are also named Santa Maria - they are located in Arizona, Colorado, Florida and Texas.

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

Communities near Santa Maria ...

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

• Los Angeles
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Angeles
  • Los Angeles is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,970,219 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Los Angeles <4>
• Santa Clarita
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Clarita
  • Santa Clarita is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 209,990 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santa Clarita <4>
• Glendale
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
  • Glendale is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 197,747 people
  • Former name for Glendale:
  • Tropico
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glendale <4>
• Thousand Oaks
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thousand Oaks
  • Thousand Oaks is located in Ventura County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 126,310 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thousand Oaks <4>
• Simi Valley
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simi Valley
  • Simi Valley is located in Ventura County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 125,168 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Simi Valley <4>
• Inglewood
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inglewood
  • Inglewood is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 107,203 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inglewood <4>
• Burbank
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burbank
  • Burbank is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 101,866 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burbank <4>
• Santa Monica
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Monica
  • Santa Monica is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 90,024 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santa Monica <4>
• Hawthorne
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne
  • Hawthorne is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 83,775 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hawthorne <4>
• Culver City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culver City
  • Culver City is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,471 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Culver City <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 Santa Maria. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Santa Maria.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Santa Maria ...

Looking for more information about Santa Maria? 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 Santa Maria, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Santa Maria.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Los Angeles County: www.lacounty.info/

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