Welcome to Port Orford ...
Port Orford is located in Santa Barbara County<1>.
A typical abbreviation for Port Orford: Prt. Orford
Port Orford is near sea level<2>.
Time Zone: Port Orford lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Port Orford: 805 & 820<3>
Communities Also Named Port Orford ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Port Orford - it's located in Oregon.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Port Orford.
Communities near Port Orford ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Port Orford.
- Lompoc
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lompoc is located in Santa Barbara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lompoc
- Population from the 2020 Census: 42,253 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lompoc <4>
- Solvang
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Buellton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Capitan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Capitan is located in Santa Barbara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitan
- Santa Ynez
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ballard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Los Olivos
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cachuma Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cachuma Village is located in Santa Barbara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cachuma Village
- Naples ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Naples is located in Santa Barbara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naples
- Lompoc Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Lompoc Village is located in Santa Barbara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lompoc Village
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 Port Orford. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Port Orford.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Port Orford. 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 Port Orford.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Port Orford. See our Newspapers Page for Port Orford.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Port Orford ...
Looking for more information about Port Orford? 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 Port Orford, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Port Orford.
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 Port Orford - 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 Port Orford area will be assigned with one of these codes: 805 or 820. As a result, placing a call in the Port Orford 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. |