Santa Barbara

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California

Santa Barbara is a major-metro county in California with 23 ZIP codes, 424,106 people, and top-decile household income among US counties. All data is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2023 5-Year Estimates.

National county placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Santa Barbara, CA sits among US counties with a top-decile household income, on a major-metro county population base, across a multi-ZIP patchwork.

Top 4%
household income vs 3,210 US counties
424,106
combined ZIP population
23
USPS ZIP codes covered
$110,252
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this county's average ZIP median household income against 3,210 US counties with ACS income on at least one ZIP.

Santa Barbara lands in the national county income distribution as top-decile household income on major-metro county footing (FIPS 06083, 23 ZIPs, combined population 424,106). Sort the ZIP table by population before treating the county mean as uniform.

High-income counties with wide ZIP mosaics hide sharp internal gradients. The densest ZIP here is 93458 (Santa Maria) with 55,431 residents - open it beside a thin rural code from the table before treating the county mean as uniform. HUD Fair Market Rents and FBI county tables attach to FIPS 06083, so scorecards stay county-keyed while household income stays ZIP-keyed.

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23

Total ZIPs

424,106

Total Population

ZIP Codes in Santa Barbara

Side-by-side: Compare 93458 vs 93436 →

ZIP Code City Population Density
93458 Santa Maria 55,431 782
93436 Lompoc 54,017 95
93117 Goleta 53,217 121
93455 Santa Maria 41,684 149
93454 Santa Maria 36,448 33
93101 Santa Barbara 31,683 3,567
93105 Santa Barbara 24,815 99
93103 Santa Barbara 20,249 1,492
93111 Santa Barbara 17,370 827
93110 Santa Barbara 16,829 616
93013 Carpinteria 16,091 109
93108 Santa Barbara 11,112 202
93109 Santa Barbara 10,858 1,239
93463 Solvang 7,646 98
93434 Guadalupe 7,110 83
93427 Buellton 5,505 38
93460 Santa Ynez 5,255 16
93437 Lompoc 3,338 33
93440 Los Alamos 2,058 20
93441 Los Olivos 1,530 11
93067 Summerland 895 586
93254 New Cuyama 811 2
93429 Casmalia 154 8

What are common questions about ZIP codes in this county?

What is the population of Santa Barbara?
Santa Barbara has a total population of 424,106 across 23 ZIP codes, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 data.
What ZIP codes are in Santa Barbara?
Santa Barbara includes 23 ZIP codes: 93458, 93436, 93117, 93455, 93454, 93101, 93105, 93103, 93111, 93110, and more.
Data sources

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates (2023). Verify with Census Bureau →

Source: HUD USPS Crosswalk (ZIP-to-county mapping). Verify with HUD →

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