Welcome to Mission ...

Mission is located in Santa Barbara County<1>.

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

Mission is 200 feet [61 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Mission is located in the (805) area code.

Communities Also Named Mission ...

While we believe that this Mission is located in Santa Barbara County, we know of another 5 California communities named Mission. Those communities are located in the following counties: Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Luis Obispo, Santa Clara and Yuba County.

Beyond California, there are 25 communities that are also named Mission - they are located in Arizona, British Columbia, Delaware, Idaho, Kansas (4), Michigan (3), Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina (2), Oregon, South Dakota, Texas and Washington.

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

Communities near Mission ...

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

• Goleta
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goleta
  • Goleta is located in Santa Barbara County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 30,944 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goleta <4>
• Carpinteria
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpinteria
  • Carpinteria is located in Santa Barbara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,228 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carpinteria <4>
• Montecito
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montecito
  • Montecito is located in Santa Barbara County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montecito <4>
• Isla Vista
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isla Vista
  • Isla Vista is located in Santa Barbara County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Isla Vista <4>
• Summerland
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerland
  • Summerland is located in Santa Barbara County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summerland <4>
• Ortega ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ortega have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ortega
  • Ortega is located in Santa Barbara County
• Toro Canyon
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toro Canyon
  • Toro Canyon is located in Santa Barbara County
• Franciscan Village
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franciscan Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franciscan Village
  • Franciscan Village is located in Santa Barbara County
• Naples ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naples
  • Naples is located in Santa Barbara County
• Old Town
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
  • Old Town is located in Santa Barbara County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mission ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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