Santa Ynez, California

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Santa Barbara. It is located about 25 miles [40 km] to the southeast of Santa Ynez and has a population of 92,325 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Santa Maria. It is located about 30 miles [48 km] to the northwest of Santa Ynez and has a population of 77,423 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Arroyo Grande	NW	45 mi [72.4 km]	17,180	8.38% increase
	Buellton	W	6 mi [9.66 km]	4,292	12.12% increase
	Carpinteria	SE	35 mi [56.3 km]	13,655	3.8% decrease
	Goleta	SE	17 mi [27.36 km]	---
	Grover Beach	NW	46 mi [74 km]	13,131	0.49% increase
	Guadalupe	NW	36 mi [57.9 km]	6,593	16.5% increase
	Lompoc	W	22 mi [35.41 km]	41,099	---
	Maricopa	NE	49 mi [78.9 km]	1,133	1.98% increase
	Ojai	E	48 mi [77.2 km]	7,775	1.11% decrease
	Pismo Beach	NW	49 mi [78.9 km]	8,573	0.26% increase
	Solvang	SW	3 mi [4.83 km]	5,148	3.45% decrease

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance
	Cachuma Village	E	5 mi [8.05 km]
	Franciscan Village	SE	33 mi [53.1 km]
	Isla Vista	SE	18 mi [28.97 km]
	Lompoc Village	W	22 mi [35.41 km]
	Los Alamos	NW	18 mi [28.97 km]
	Meiners Oaks	E	46 mi [74 km]
	Mission Canyon	SE	23 mi [37.01 km]
	Mission Hills	W	20 mi [32.19 km]
	Montecito	SE	28 mi [45.06 km]
	Oceano	NW	45 mi [72.4 km]
	Old Town	SE	34 mi [54.7 km]
	Orcutt	NW	26 mi [41.84 km]
	Summerland	SE	30 mi [48.28 km]
	Toro Canyon	SE	32 mi [51.5 km]
	Vandenberg Village	W	22 mi [35.41 km]

Santa Barbara County

Santa Ynez is located in Santa Barbara County.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Santa Barbara: Kern, San Luis Obispo and Ventura.

Other nearby counties: San Luis Obispo County is located northwest of Santa Ynez; Ventura County is to the southeast.

The Commemorative Quarter for California<3>

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People have found Google's 'Search-by-Location' to be a useful tool when planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Santa Ynez. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

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