Welcome to Santa Barbara County ...
Time Zone: Santa Barbara County lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time.
The community of Santa Barbara is the Seat for Santa Barbara County.
Santa Barbara County is one of the original counties of California and was founded in 1850.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Santa Barbara had a population of 446,499 people. This is an increase of 5.25% since the last Census (which gave a population of 424,231 people in 2010).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Santa Barbara represented 1.14% of the total population of California.
Below are some of the communities located in Santa Barbara County:
- Carpinteria
(35 miles [56.3 km] to the southeast)
- Guadalupe
(35 miles [56.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lompoc
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lompoc
- Lompoc is located in Santa Barbara County (CA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 42,253 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lompoc <2>
- Santa Barbara
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Santa Maria
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Solvang
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solvang
- Solvang is located in Santa Barbara County (CA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,556 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Solvang <2>
Websites of Interest ...
- Websites specific to California
- Websites specific to Santa Barbara County
- Websites for nearby counties
- Kern County
- San Luis Obispo County
- Ventura County
- Cemetery Information and Directories
Footnotes ...
| <1> | On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |