Welcome to Solvang ...

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

Solvang was established in 1911 and was incorporated May 1, 1985.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Solvang has a population of 5,617 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Solvang is 480 feet [146 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

The ZIP codes for Solvang: 93463-93464<4>

Websites for Solvang ...

Official Website: www.cityofsolvang.com/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Solvang had an population of 5,617 people. This is an increase of 7.09% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 5.35% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Solvang had a population of 5,245 people. This makes Solvang the county's 7th most populous community.

The population of Solvang represents 0.01% of the population of California (which has 37,253,956 people), making it the state's 420th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 5,245 people, the population of Solvang decreased 1.63% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 5,332 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Solvang.

Communities near Solvang ...

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

• Lompoc
  (18 miles [29 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>
• Los Olivos
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • 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>
• Cachuma Village
  (8 miles [12.9 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
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitan
  • Capitan is located in Santa Barbara County
• Los Alamos
  (12 miles [19.3 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>
• Naples ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naples
  • Naples is located in Santa Barbara County
• Mission Hills
  (18 miles [29 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
  (19 miles [30.6 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
• Goleta
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goleta
  • Goleta is located in Santa Barbara County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 30,944 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goleta <5>
• Isla Vista
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isla Vista
  • Isla Vista is located in Santa Barbara County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Isla Vista <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Solvang ...

Looking for more information about Solvang? 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 Solvang, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Solvang.

Adding Solvang to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Solvang 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 Solvang was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Solvang post office opened in 1912.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Solvang.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Solvang: www.cityofsolvang.com/

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

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