Welcome to Shepards ...
Shepards is located in Santa Barbara County<1>.
Shepards is 260 feet [79 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Shepards lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Shepards: 805 & 820<3>
Communities Also Named Shepards ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Shepards - they are located in Michigan (2) and Vermont.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Shepards.
Communities near Shepards ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Shepards.
- Ventura
(13 miles [20.9 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
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Carpinteria
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ojai
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Franciscan Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Franciscan Village is located in Santa Barbara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franciscan Village
- Old Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Old Town is located in Santa Barbara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Sea Cliff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sea Cliff is located in Ventura County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea Cliff
- Toro Canyon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Toro Canyon is located in Santa Barbara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toro Canyon
- Ortega ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ortega is located in Santa Barbara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ortega
- Oak View
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
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 Shepards. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Shepards.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Shepards. 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 Shepards.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Shepards. See our Newspapers Page for Shepards.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Shepards ...
Looking for more information about Shepards? 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 Shepards, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Shepards.
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 Shepards - 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 Shepards area will be assigned with one of these codes: 805 or 820. As a result, placing a call in the Shepards 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. |