Where is Santa Barbara County, California?

location of Santa Barbara county on a map — Location of Santa Barbara County within the state of California

Santa Barbara County is a county equivalent area found in California, USA. The county government of Santa Barbara is found in the county seat of Santa Barbara.

With a total 9,813.74 sq. km of land and water area, Santa Barbara County, California is the 140th largest county equivalent area in the United States. Home to 440,668 people, Santa Barbara County has a total 153521 households earning 62779 on average per year.

Santa Barbara County, California offers the following attraction to visitors: Channel Islands NP

Santa Barbara County, California - Quick Facts

FIPS Code	6083
Area Codes	805,661
Time Zone	PST
Major Cities	Santa Maria (population: 135,879), Santa Barbara (population: 135,218), Lompoc (population: 58,349), Goleta (population: 54,140), Carpinteria (population: 16,369), Solvang (population: 7,778), Guadalupe (population: 7,233), Buellton (population: 5,600), Santa Ynez (population: 5,346), Los Alamos (population: 2,093)
Land Area	170,143 sq miles
Water Area	2,735 sq miles
Household Income	$62,779
Housing Units	153,521
Median Home Value	$453,000
High School Grads	79% of population
Holders of Bachelors Degrees	31% of population
Retail Spending	$12,443 per capita
Food & Accomodation Sales	$1,361,476 per capita
Universities and Colleges	Antioch University-Santa Barbara, University of California-Santa Barbara, Fielding Graduate University