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Welcome to Gum ...

Gum is located in Santa Barbara County<1>.

Gum is 150 feet [46 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Gum: 805 & 820<3>

Communities Also Named Gum ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Gum - they are located in Louisiana, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia.

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

Communities near Gum ...

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

  • Santa Maria
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Lompoc
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lompoc
    • Lompoc is located in Santa Barbara County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,253 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lompoc <4>
  • Arroyo Grande
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Grover Beach
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Guadalupe
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Pismo Beach
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Casmalia
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Orcutt
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Nipomo
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Callender
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gum ...

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Gum. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gum - 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 Gum area will be assigned with one of these codes: 805 or 820. As a result, placing a call in the Gum 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.




 

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