Welcome to Santa Rita ...

Santa Rita is located in Santa Barbara County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Santa Rita, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1909.

Santa Rita is 280 feet [85 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Santa Rita is within the boundaries of the (805) area code.

Communities Also Named Santa Rita ...

While we believe that this Santa Rita is located in Santa Barbara County, we know of another 2 California communities named Santa Rita. Those communities are located in the following counties: Alameda and Monterey County.

Beyond California, there are 8 communities that are also named Santa Rita - they are located in Arizona, Montana, New Mexico (2) and Texas (2).

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

Communities near Santa Rita ...

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

• Lompoc
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • 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
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • 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
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • 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>
• Lompoc Village
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • 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
• Vandenberg Village
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vandenberg Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandenberg Village
  • Vandenberg Village is located in Santa Barbara County
• Los Alamos
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • 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 <4>
• Lompoc Landing ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lompoc Landing. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lompoc Landing
  • Lompoc Landing is located in Santa Barbara County
• Casmalia
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casmalia
  • Casmalia is located in Santa Barbara County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Casmalia <4>
• Orcutt
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orcutt
  • Orcutt is located in Santa Barbara County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orcutt <4>
• Ballard
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballard
  • Ballard is located in Santa Barbara County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ballard <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Santa Rita ...

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

Adding Santa Rita to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Santa Rita post office opened in 1909.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Santa Rita.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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