Welcome to Las Cruces ...

Las Cruces is located in Santa Barbara County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Las Cruces, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1869.

Las Cruces is 340 feet [104 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Las Cruces: (805)

Communities Also Named Las Cruces ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Las Cruces - it's located in New Mexico.

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

Communities near Las Cruces ...

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

• Lompoc
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • 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>
• Solvang
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solvang
  • Solvang is located in Santa Barbara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,556 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Solvang <4>
• Buellton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buellton
  • Buellton is located in Santa Barbara County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 5,082 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buellton <4>
• Capitan
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitan
  • Capitan is located in Santa Barbara County
• Ballard
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballard
  • Ballard is located in Santa Barbara County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ballard <4>
• Santa Ynez
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Ynez
  • Santa Ynez is located in Santa Barbara County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santa Ynez <4>
• Los Olivos
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Olivos
  • Los Olivos is located in Santa Barbara County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Los Olivos <4>
• Cachuma Village
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cachuma Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cachuma Village
  • Cachuma Village is located in Santa Barbara County
• Lompoc Village
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lompoc Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lompoc Village
  • Lompoc Village is located in Santa Barbara County
• Los Alamos
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Alamos
  • Los Alamos is located in Santa Barbara County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Los Alamos <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 Las Cruces. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Las Cruces.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Las Cruces ...

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

Adding Las Cruces to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Las Cruces 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 for Las Cruces was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Las Cruces post office opened in 1869.

We also found Las Cruces in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Las Cruces.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Las Cruces. 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/