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Welcome to Serena ...

Serena is located in Santa Barbara County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Serena, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888.

Serena is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Codes for Serena: 805 & 820<3>

Communities Also Named Serena ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two California communities named Serena: This one is located in Santa Barbara County and the other is located in Marin County.

Beyond California, there are 4 communities that are also named Serena - they are located in Illinois and Louisiana (2).

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

Communities near Serena ...

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

  • Ventura
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Ventura is located in Ventura County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ventura
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 107,110 people
    • Ventura has also been known as:
    • San Buenaventura
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ventura <4>
  • Santa Barbara
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Goleta
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Goleta is located in Santa Barbara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goleta
    • Estimated population in 2015: 30,944 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goleta <4>
  • Ojai
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Ojai is located in Ventura County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ojai
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,587 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ojai <4>
  • Montecito
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Mission Canyon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Mission Canyon is located in Santa Barbara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Canyon
  • Sea Cliff
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Sea Cliff is located in Ventura County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea Cliff
  • Hope Ranch
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Hope Ranch is located in Santa Barbara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Ranch
  • Oak View
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Meiners Oaks
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Meiners Oaks is located in Ventura County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meiners Oaks

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Serena ...

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

Adding Serena to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Serena 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 (so far) for Serena was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Serena post office opened in 1888. The Serena post office closed in 1900.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Serena.

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 Serena - 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 Serena area will be assigned with one of these codes: 805 or 820. As a result, placing a call in the Serena 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.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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