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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

Area Codes for Buellton: 805 & 820<4>

The ZIP code for Buellton: 93427<5>

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)
  • Ballard
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Los Olivos
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Santa Ynez
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Los Alamos
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • 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.<7> 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)
  • 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.<7> 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.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lompoc Village
    • Lompoc Village is located in Santa Barbara County
  • Sisquoc
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sisquoc have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sisquoc
    • Sisquoc 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.<8>

X2X - 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.

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/

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>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Buellton.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Buellton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 Buellton area will be assigned with one of these codes: 805 or 820. As a result, placing a call in the Buellton area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Buellton). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Buellton or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<8>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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