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Welcome to Arguello ...

Arguello is located in Santa Barbara County<1>.

Arguello is 110 feet [34 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Arguello: 805 & 820<3>

Communities Also Named Arguello ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Arguello - it's located in Texas.

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

Communities near Arguello ...

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

  • Lompoc
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Lompoc is located in Santa Barbara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lompoc
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,253 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lompoc <4>
  • Lompoc Landing ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Lompoc Landing is located in Santa Barbara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lompoc Landing
  • Lompoc Village
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Lompoc Village is located in Santa Barbara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lompoc Village
  • Mission Hills
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Mission Hills is located in Santa Barbara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Hills
  • Vandenberg Village
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Vandenberg Village is located in Santa Barbara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandenberg Village
  • Casmalia
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Los Alamos
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Orcutt
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Betteravia
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Betteravia is located in Santa Barbara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Betteravia
  • Buellton
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Arguello ...

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

Adding Arguello to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Arguello 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 (so far) for Arguello was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - California & Nevada.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Arguello.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Santa Barbara, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Arguello - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 805 code has been Overlayed with the 820 area code. New phone numbers in the Arguello area will be assigned with one of these codes: 805 or 820. As a result, placing a call in the Arguello area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.