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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpinteria
  • Carpinteria is located in Santa Barbara County (CA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,228 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carpinteria <2>
• Guadalupe
  (35 miles [56.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guadalupe
  • Guadalupe is located in Santa Barbara County (CA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,140 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guadalupe <2>
• 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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Barbara
  • Santa Barbara is located in Santa Barbara County (CA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 90,254 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santa Barbara <2>
• Santa Maria
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Maria
  • Santa Maria is located in Santa Barbara County (CA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 105,851 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santa Maria <2>
• 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
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Website for the California State Archives

• Websites specific to Santa Barbara County
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• Websites for nearby counties
  • Kern County
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  • San Luis Obispo County
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  • Ventura County
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• Cemetery Information and Directories
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of California
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of California
  • Cemeteries of Santa Barbara County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of California
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of California
  • Cemeteries of Santa Barbara County