Around North Santa Maria ...
The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Santa Maria. It lies immediately southeast of North Santa Maria. Santa Maria has a population of 106,000 people.<1>.
The next largest community is San Luis Obispo. It is located about 25 miles [ km] to the northwest of North Santa Maria and has a population of 47,600 people.
Below is a sample of neighboring communities based on their distance from North Santa Maria, with the nearest first.
- Santa Maria
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- 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 <2>
- Betteravia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Betteravia
- Betteravia is located in Santa Barbara County
- Nipomo
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- 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 <2>
- Orcutt
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orcutt
- Orcutt is located in Santa Barbara County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orcutt <2>
- Guadalupe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- 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 <2>
- Garey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garey
- Garey is located in Santa Barbara County
- Casmalia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casmalia
- Casmalia is located in Santa Barbara County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Casmalia <2>
- Callender
(10 miles [16.1 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 <2>
- Arroyo Grande
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- 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 <2>
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- Oceano
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oceano
- Oceano is located in San Luis Obispo County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oceano <2>
- Fairoaks
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest) - Grover Beach
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- 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 <2>
- Los Alamos
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- 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 <2>
- Pismo Beach
(17 miles [27.4 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 <2>
- Vandenberg Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vandenberg Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandenberg Village
- Vandenberg Village is located in Santa Barbara County
- Oceano
For more communities neighboring North Santa Maria, please visit our County-by-County Page for North Santa Maria.
Santa Barbara County ...
North Santa Maria is located in Santa Barbara County<4>.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Santa Barbara County: Kern, San Luis Obispo & Ventura. The western and southern boundaries of the county is on the Pacific Ocean.
Curious and Interesting Names Near North Santa Maria ...
It seems like there is always a nearby community with a name that seems interesting, maybe familiar or just catches our attention in some other way. We've collected some names which strike us as being curious or interesting. Our list can be found on the Tidbits & Trivia Page for North Santa Maria.
Airports Near North Santa Maria ...
When a trip includes a flight, we try to find an airport that best fits our travel plans.<5> To that purpose, we've assembled a list of that are relatively close to North Santa Maria and that information can be found on the Airports Page for North Santa Maria.
Websites We Enjoy ...
When we're planning a trip, we like to check the following websites for sights, attractions and places to visit.
- For the State of California:
- TripAdvisor Links for:
- Also of Interest:
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for North Santa Maria. 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/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for North Santa Maria. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to North Santa Maria), we usually look for the obvious: the choice of airlines that fly into the airport, the number of flights, the connections we have to make, which car rentals are available, etc. We also look for sights and attractions that we might find between any given airport and our destination - we do love exploring. We're willing to fly into a more distant airport if we can get the services and amenities that we like. Even though our choice of airport might be inconvenient to others, it usually gives us a better trip. |