Santa Barbara County, California

Santa Barbara County profile, demographic data, and geographic information.

Local Government & Public Administration

Authoritative general-purpose local government units serving this area U.S. Census Bureau GUS (2026) / GMAF

Government Unit	Unit Type	Jurisdiction Role	Contact / Address
COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA GUS Population: 444,500 (2024) ID: 161114	County	Official County Government	Contact: SUPERVISOR 511 LAKESIDE PKWY, STE 141, SANTA MARIA CA 93455-1310
CITY OF SANTA MARIA GUS Population: 111,346 (2024) ID: 161273	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: MANAGEMENT ANALYST II 110 E COOK ST, SANTA MARIA CA 93454-5190
CITY OF SANTA BARBARA GUS Population: 87,291 (2024) ID: 161272	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: PRINCIPAL PLANNER PO BOX 1990, SANTA BARBARA CA 93102-1990
CITY OF LOMPOC GUS Population: 43,594 (2024) ID: 161271	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: CITY ADMINISTRATOR 100 CIVIC CENTER PLAZA, LOMPOC CA 93436-6969
CITY OF GOLETA GUS Population: 32,611 (2024) ID: 213288	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: GOLETA CITY MANAGER 130 CREMONA DR, STE B, GOLETA CA 93117-5514
CITY OF CARPINTERIA GUS Population: 12,876 (2024) ID: 100741	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: ASSISTANT PLANNER 5775 CARPINTERIA AVE, CARPINTERIA CA 93013-2697
CITY OF GUADALUPE GUS Population: 8,735 (2024) ID: 203975	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: HUMA RESOURCES DIRECTOR 918 OBISPO ST, GUADALUPE CA 93434-1451
CITY OF SOLVANG GUS Population: 5,988 (2024) ID: 161274	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: MAYOR 1644 OAK ST, SOLVANG CA 93463-2768
CITY OF BUELLTON GUS Population: 5,023 (2024) ID: 189642	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: CITY MANAGER 107 W HIGHWAY 246, BUELLTON CA 93427