Welcome to Gum ...

Gum is located in Santa Barbara County<1>.

The location of Gum has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

Gum is 150 feet [46 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Gum is within the (805) area code.

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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Maria
  • Santa Maria is located in Santa Barbara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 105,851 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santa Maria <4>
• 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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arroyo Grande
  • Arroyo Grande is located in San Luis Obispo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,821 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arroyo Grande <4>
• Grover Beach
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover Beach
  • Grover Beach is located in San Luis Obispo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,325 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grover Beach <4>
• Guadalupe
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guadalupe
  • Guadalupe is located in Santa Barbara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,140 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guadalupe <4>
• Pismo Beach
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pismo Beach
  • Pismo Beach is located in San Luis Obispo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,955 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pismo Beach <4>
• Casmalia
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casmalia
  • Casmalia is located in Santa Barbara County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Casmalia <4>
• Orcutt
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orcutt
  • Orcutt is located in Santa Barbara County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orcutt <4>
• Nipomo
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nipomo
  • Nipomo is located in San Luis Obispo County
  • Nipomo has also been known as:
  • Nipoma
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nipomo <4>
• Callender
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callender
  • Callender is located in San Luis Obispo County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Callender <4>

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.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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/