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Welcome to Las Positas Y La Calera ...

Las Positas Y La Calera is located in Santa Barbara County<1>.

Las Positas Y La Calera is 260 feet [79 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Las Positas Y La Calera lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Las Positas Y La Calera: 805 & 820<3>

Communities near Las Positas Y La Calera ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Las Positas Y La Calera.

  • Santa Barbara
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Goleta
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Goleta is located in Santa Barbara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goleta
    • Estimated population in 2015: 30,944 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goleta <4>
  • Carpinteria
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • La Patera
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • La Patera is located in Santa Barbara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Patera
  • Isla Vista
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Montecito
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Summerland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Naples ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Naples is located in Santa Barbara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naples
  • Ortega ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Ortega is located in Santa Barbara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ortega
  • Toro Canyon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Toro Canyon is located in Santa Barbara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toro Canyon

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 Positas Y La Calera. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Las Positas Y La Calera.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Las Positas Y La Calera ...

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

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 Las Positas Y La Calera - 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 Las Positas Y La Calera area will be assigned with one of these codes: 805 or 820. As a result, placing a call in the Las Positas Y La Calera 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.