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Welcome to Devon ...

Devon is located in Santa Barbara County<1>.

Devon is 320 feet [98 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Devon: 805 & 820<3>

Communities Also Named Devon ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Devon - they are located in Alberta, Connecticut, Delaware, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Montana, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New York, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Devon ...

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

  • Santa Maria
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Lompoc
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • 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>
  • Arroyo Grande
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Guadalupe
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Orcutt
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Betteravia
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Betteravia is located in Santa Barbara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Betteravia
  • Lompoc Landing ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Lompoc Landing is located in Santa Barbara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lompoc Landing
  • Vandenberg Village
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Vandenberg Village is located in Santa Barbara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandenberg Village
  • Mission Hills
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Mission Hills is located in Santa Barbara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Hills
  • Garey
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Garey is located in Santa Barbara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garey

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Devon ...

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

Adding Devon to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Devon 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 Devon was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - California & Nevada.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Devon.

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 Devon - 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 Devon area will be assigned with one of these codes: 805 or 820. As a result, placing a call in the Devon 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.