Santa Maria, California
Santa Maria, California | |
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Santa Maria City Hall | |
| Nickname: BBQ Capital of California | |
Location in Santa Barbara County and the state of California | |
| Coordinates: 34°57′5″N 120°26′0″W / 34.95139°N 120.43333°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Santa Barbara |
| Metro | Santa Maria-Santa Barbara |
| Founded | 1874 |
| Incorporated | September 12, 1905 |
| Chartered | December 2000 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-manager |
| • Mayor | Alice Patino |
| • State Senator | Monique Limón (D) |
| • Assemblymember | Jasmeet Bains (D) |
| • U. S. Rep. | Salud Carbajal (D) |
| Area | |
| 23.42 sq mi (60.65 km2) | |
| • Land | 22.81 sq mi (59.07 km2) |
| • Water | 0.61 sq mi (1.58 km2) 2.73% |
| • Metro | 2,735.09 sq mi (7,083.9 km2) |
| Elevation | 217 ft (66 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| 109,707 | |
• Estimate (2021) | 109,711 |
| • Rank | 60th in California 292nd in the United States |
| • Density | 4,809.60/sq mi (1,857.24/km2) |
| • Metro | 448,229 |
| • Metro density | 160/sq mi (63/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−8 (Pacific) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−7 (PDT) |
| ZIP codes | 93454–93458 |
| Area code | 805 |
| FIPS code | 06-69196 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 1652791, 2411824 |
| Website | cityofsantamaria.org |
Santa Maria (Spanish for "St. Mary") is a city in Santa Barbara County, California, United States. Located on the Central Coast of California, it is approximately 65 miles (105 km) northwest of Santa Barbara and 150 miles (240 km) northwest of downtown Los Angeles. Its population was 109,707 at the 2020 census. The city is notable for its wine industry and Santa Maria–style barbecue.