Santa Barbara County, California
County seat: Santa Barbara · Population 442,065 (2025) · 2,734 sq mi
Santa Barbara County is the 21st most populous of California's 58 counties, with 442,065 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Santa Barbara. The map shows its 8 cities and towns and the 3 neighboring counties.
Santa Barbara County facts
- County seat
- Santa Barbara
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 442,065 −1.4% since 2020
- Land area
- 2,734 sq mi 21st largest of 58
- Water area
- 1,054 sq mi
- Population density
- 162 per sq mi
- Established
- 1850
- Named after
- Santa Barbara city in and county seat of Santa Barbara County, California, United States
- Largest city
- Santa Maria 111,390
- Median household income
- $98,161
- Cities and towns
- 8 plus 20 CDPs
- ZIP codes
- 25
- Time zone
- Pacific
- FIPS code
- 06083
Cities and towns in Santa Barbara County
Santa Barbara County has 8 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Santa Barbara County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Maria | City | 111,390 | |
| Santa Barbara (county seat) | City | 86,422 | |
| Lompoc | City | 43,315 | |
| Goleta | City | 32,401 | |
| Carpinteria | City | 12,734 | |
| Guadalupe | City | 8,846 | |
| Solvang | City | 5,944 | |
| Buellton | City | 5,158 |
Unincorporated communities (CDPs)
Census-designated places are communities without their own city government; the county provides their services.
| Community | Population | Also in |
|---|---|---|
| Orcutt | 31,454 | |
| Eastern Goleta Valley | 28,295 | |
| Isla Vista | 13,920 | |
| University of California-Santa Barbara | 12,121 | |
| Montecito | 9,031 | |
| Vandenberg Village | 6,776 | |
| Santa Ynez | 4,467 | |
| Mission Hills | 3,859 | |
| Vandenberg AFB | 3,477 | |
| Mission Canyon | 2,357 | |
| Toro Canyon | 1,477 | |
| Summerland | 1,348 | |
| Los Alamos | 1,163 | |
| Los Olivos | 1,038 | |
| Ballard | 863 | |
| New Cuyama | 555 | |
| Sisquoc | 158 | |
| Casmalia | 55 | |
| Garey | 28 | |
| Cuyama | 21 |
ZIP codes in Santa Barbara County
25 ZIP codes reach into Santa Barbara County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 93013 also Ventura County
- 93067
- 93101
- 93103
- 93105
- 93106
- 93108
- 93109
- 93110
- 93111
- 93117
- 93252 also Ventura, Kern and San Luis Obispo counties
- 93254 also San Luis Obispo County
- 93427
- 93429
- 93434 also San Luis Obispo County
- 93436
- 93437
- 93440
- 93441
- 93454 also San Luis Obispo County
- 93455
- 93458 also San Luis Obispo County
- 93460
- 93463
Population of Santa Barbara County, 2020–2025
Santa Barbara County shrank by 6,149 people (−1.4%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 10,709 more births than deaths and a net loss of 16,448 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 448,325 |
| 2021 | 437,529 |
| 2022 | 445,401 |
| 2023 | 442,878 |
| 2024 | 443,081 |
| 2025 | 442,065 |
Neighboring counties
- San Luis Obispo County north · 282,367 people
- Ventura County east · 830,851 people
- Kern County northeast · 927,068 people
Printable Santa Barbara County map
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Sources
- Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files (1:500,000).
- Population: Census Bureau county and city estimates, Vintage 2025. CDP populations: American Community Survey 2020–2024.
- Places and ZIP codes: Census Bureau 2026 Gazetteer and 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Area relationship files.
- County seat, founding year and name origin: Wikidata (CC0), checked against state sources.
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