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Welcome to New Cuyama ...

New Cuyama is located in Santa Barbara County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of New Cuyama, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1953.

New Cuyama is 2,140 feet [652 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of New Cuyama is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Code for New Cuyama: 661

The ZIP code for New Cuyama: 93254<3>

Communities near New Cuyama ...

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

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around New Cuyama. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for New Cuyama.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for New Cuyama ...

Looking for more information about New Cuyama? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for New Cuyama, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for New Cuyama.

Adding New Cuyama to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of New Cuyama 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 New Cuyama was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the New Cuyama post office opened in 1953.

We also found New Cuyama on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for California (1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for New Cuyama.

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 New Cuyama - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as New Cuyama). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether New Cuyama or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/