Welcome to Port Orford ...

Port Orford is located in Santa Barbara County<1>.

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

A typical abbreviation for Port Orford: Prt. Orford

Port Orford is near sea level<3>.

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

Port Orford lies within the (805) area code.

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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lompoc
  • Lompoc is located in Santa Barbara County
  • 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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solvang
  • Solvang is located in Santa Barbara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,556 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Solvang <4>
• Buellton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buellton
  • Buellton is located in Santa Barbara County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 5,082 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buellton <4>
• Capitan
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitan
  • Capitan is located in Santa Barbara County
• Santa Ynez
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Ynez
  • Santa Ynez is located in Santa Barbara County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santa Ynez <4>
• Ballard
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballard
  • Ballard is located in Santa Barbara County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ballard <4>
• Los Olivos
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Olivos
  • Los Olivos is located in Santa Barbara County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Los Olivos <4>
• Cachuma Village
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cachuma Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cachuma Village
  • Cachuma Village is located in Santa Barbara County
• Naples ‑ Historic
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naples
  • Naples is located in Santa Barbara County
• Lompoc Village
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lompoc Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lompoc Village
  • Lompoc Village 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 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.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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