Guadalupe California Map

About Guadalupe, California

Guadalupe is a locality in Santa Barbara County, California, United States. It has a population of approximately 8,566. The population density is 2480.1 people per km². Guadalupe is located at 34.9716°N, 120.5718°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 93434.

Guadalupe breathes a quiet, sun-warmed existence, a place where the land rolls out in broad, fertile plains under a sky that often burns a vivid, almost startling blue. It lies 7.8 miles west of Santa Maria, CA (from Santa Maria, CA: bearing 280°T), and is situated 7.3 miles south-west of Nipomo. The air here carries the scent of rich soil and the distant tang of the Pacific, a constant reminder of its proximity to the sea, though the coastline itself is a low-slung, sandy expanse. Hills, softened by the passage of seasons and cloaked in dry grasses and the occasional hardy oak, cradle the town, their slopes catching the light and casting long, languid shadows as the day matures. The character of Guadalupe is one of understated resilience, a landscape that has been shaped as much by the relentless sun and the fertile earth as by the hands that have worked it. This humble community traces its roots to a history intertwined with the Spanish mission system, a legacy that still whispers in the foundational stones and the enduring names. For generations, the economy of Guadalupe has been inextricably linked to the bounty of the surrounding agricultural lands, where the rich alluvial soils yield a remarkable variety of crops, from vegetables to grains, creating a vibrant, if sometimes challenging, rhythm of planting and harvest. The town's distinctiveness is further marked by its deep-seated connection to the Mexican-American heritage, a cultural current that flows through its festivals, its music, and the warm, welcoming spirit of its people. The nearby Santa Maria River, a vital artery for irrigation, also serves as a natural boundary, its gentle flow a constant companion to the life of Guadalupe.

About This Guadalupe Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Guadalupe, California — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 34.971644, -120.571836. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Guadalupe and Santa Barbara County.

Detailed location data for Guadalupe includes the ZIP code (93434), telephone area code (805), county seat of Santa Barbara County (Santa Barbara), and school district assignment (Guadalupe Union Elementary School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Guadalupe is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.