Goleta, California

Goleta: City in Santa Barbara County, California, United States

About

Goleta is a city located in the county of Santa Barbara in the U.S. state of California. Its population at the 2010 census was 29,888. After 10 years in 2020 city had an estimated population of 32,629 inhabitants.

The city was created 22 years ago in 2001.

Goleta is a city in southern Santa Barbara County, California, United States. It was incorporated as a city in 2002, after a long period as the largest unincorporated populated area in the county. As of the 2000 census, the census-designated place had a total population of 55,204. 

The area has grown only slightly since then, but it remains the largest unincorporated community in Santa Barbara County by population. It is surrounded on all sides by municipal areas of the City of Santa Barbara (in which its residents vote) and Santa Barbara County (in which they do not). The portion of Goleta west of Storke Road is located within the district boundaries of Carpinteria Unified School District and includes Westmont College (formerly Westmont College).

This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above 71.6 °F. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Goleta has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.

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Location of Goleta on California map.

Quick Facts about Goleta

Population : 32,629 (2020)
Country : United States of America
State : California (United States)
County : Santa Barbara County
Postal code : 93111, 9311693118, 93160, 93199
Phone Area Codes : 805
Water as percent of area : 0.9%
Land as percent of area : 99.1%
Altitude : 66 feet / 20 meters
Establishment : January 01, 2002 (22 years ago)
Time Zone : America/Los_Angeles
Local time : 14:57:13 (28th March 2024)
Population growth : 8.4% (2010-2020)
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Geography

Goleta is located at 34°26'9"N 119°49'40"W (34.4358300, -119.8276400).

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Demographics

The population of Goleta increased by 8.4% in 10 years.

Year Population % Change Method
2010 29,888 - census
2011 30,176 0.95% estimation process
2012 30,387 0.69% estimation process
2013 30,639 0.82% estimation process
2014 30,880 0.78% estimation process
2015 30,963 0.27% estimation process
2016 30,921 -0.14% estimation process
2017 31,098 0.57% estimation process
2018 30,954 -0.47% estimation process
2019 30,911 -0.14% estimation process
2020 32,629 5.27% estimation process

Goleta zip code is 93117. County name: Santa Barbara, County fips: 06083

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People born in Goleta (7)

People born in Goleta, including musician Derrick Plourde, baseball player Danny Duffy, baseball player Bill Lillard, .

List

  • Donald Willis (American football player) he was born in 15/07/1973
  • Jay Staggs (Player of American and Canadian football) he was born in 26/09/1983
  • Patricia Soltysik (American criminal) she was born in 17/05/1950
  • Tarrik Brock (American baseball player) he was born in 25/12/1973

Schools in Goleta

College & universities near Goleta, CA

Code Name City ZIP
110705 University of California-Santa Barbara Santa Barbara (CA) 93106

Stations (18)

Amtrak & bus stations near Goleta, CA

Code Name Address Type
GTA Goleta station 25 South La Patera Lane RAIL
SBA Santa Barbara 209 State Street RAIL
CPN Carpinteria station 475 Linden at Fifth Street RAIL
SLV Solvang, California 1630 Mission Drive BUS
BUL Buellton, California 238 E Highway 246 BUS

Post offices near Goleta

Post Office Name City ZIP
Goleta Post Office Santa Barbara (CA) 93111

Other cities in Santa Barbara County

Cities, towns, neighborhoods & other populated places in Santa Barbara County , CA.

City Name Population Title
Santa Barbara 90,254 The most populous city in Santa Barbara County, California.
Lompoc 42,253 A city in Santa Barbara County, California.
Orcutt 35,262 Census designated place
Isla Vista 23,096 California
Carpinteria 13,228 City in California
Montecito 8,965 Unincorporated census-designated place in Santa Barbara County, California
Guadalupe 8,140 City in Santa Barbara County, California
Vandenberg Village 6,497 Census-designated place in Santa Barbara County, California
Solvang 5,556 City in Santa Barbara County, California, United States of America
Buellton 5,449 City in Santa Barbara County, California
Santa Ynez 4,418 Town in Santa Barbara County, California, United States
Mission Canyon 2,381 Census-designated place in Santa Barbara County, California
Toro Canyon 1,508 Census-designated place in Santa Barbara County, California

Distance to Other Cities

Goleta distances to largest California cities