Santa Maria California Map
Explore Santa Maria, California, with this interactive street and satellite map.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.
Interactive Map of Santa Maria, California
How to Use This Santa Maria, California Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Santa Maria, California. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of California or beyond.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Santa Maria.
Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.
| City | Santa Maria |
| State | California (CA) |
| County | Los Angeles County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| Latitude | 34.933076 |
| Longitude | -120.443559 |
| Population | 109,707 |
| Density | 1857.0 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Codes | 90290, 93454 |
| Area Code | 310, 424, 805 |
| County Seat | Los Angeles |
| School District | Santa Maria Joint Union High School District |
About Santa Maria, California
Santa Maria is a locality in Los Angeles County, California, United States. With a population of 109,707, Santa Maria is a major urban centre in California. The population density is 1857.0 people per km². Santa Maria is located at 34.9331°N, 120.4436°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. Santa Maria is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 90290, 93454.Santa Maria occupies a broad, sun-drenched expanse where the earth meets the sky in a haze of golden, tinder-dry grasses. It lies 3.1 miles southeast of Woodland Hills, CA (from Woodland Hills, CA: bearing 145°T), and is situated 8.1 miles west-southwest of Van Nuys.
Santa Maria Creek carves a quiet, seasonal path through the landscape, acting as a vital artery that sustains the surrounding oak savanna and agricultural fields. To the east, the rugged silhouette of the Santa Monica Mountains defines the horizon, while the cooling influence of the Pacific Ocean, though situated six miles away, sends a persistent, silvery fog to soften the edges of the afternoon heat. Near the edge of the basin, the terrain shifts toward the quiet waters of Encino Reservoir, providing a sharp, reflective contrast to the dusty, sprawling character of Greenleaf Canyon. Residents often find solace in the open spaces of the Cold Creek Valley Preserve, where the stillness of the land offers a reprieve from the rhythmic hum of the nearby transit corridors.
The economic identity of Santa Maria remains deeply rooted in the soil, defined by an agricultural heritage that has long dictated the seasonal cadence of local life. While the distant, rocky form of Big Rock reminds travelers of the proximity to the coast, the daily industry here focuses on the bounty of the earth, producing a reliable harvest that has shaped the character of the neighborhood for generations. The light at dusk possesses a singular, bruised quality, turning the fields into shades of deep violet and ochre as the workday concludes. This persistent, industrious atmosphere blends with the quietude of the surrounding wilderness, creating a space where the labor of the present is always subtly calibrated against the vast, enduring permanence of the natural environment.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Adam Park/Minami Park (Local Park) — locality lies within
- Santa Maria Fair Park (State Park) — 0.4 mi, 001° N
- Ethel Pope Auditorium (Theatre) — 0.8 mi, 031° NE
- Santa Maria Valley Chamber of Commerce and Museum (Museum) — 1.0 mi, 026° NE
- Alice Threfts Park (Local Park) — 1.1 mi, 055° NE
- Santa Maria Valley Muli-Purpose Trail (Local Recreation) — 1.1 mi, 180° S
- Crossroads Open Space (Local Recreation) — 1.2 mi, 134° SE
- Santa Maria Natural History Museum (Museum) — 1.2 mi, 026° NE
- Edwards Santa Maria Stadium 14 & RPX (Cinema) — 1.3 mi, 022° N
- Edwards Santa Maria 10 (Cinema) — 1.3 mi, 088° E
- Performing Arts Center (Theatre) — 1.5 mi, 063° NE
- Los Padres National Forest (National Forest) — 2.7 mi, 028° NE · 1.8M acres
- Dana Adobe (Museum) — 6.7 mi, 348° N
- Dunes Center (Museum) — 7.8 mi, 290° W
- Rancho de Guadalupe Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 7.8 mi, 290° W
- Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 9.3 mi, 296° NW · 5,002 acres
- Operational Silo Test Facility (Historic Ruins) — 10.6 mi, 213° SW
- California Coastal National Monument (National Monument) — 10.8 mi, 243° SW · 8,946 acres
- Independence (Attraction) — 12.4 mi, 311° NW
- Tabletop (Viewpoint) — 12.8 mi, 308° NW
- Pismo State Beach (State Park) — 13.5 mi, 318° NW
- Barbeque Flats (Attraction) — 14.0 mi, 313° NW
- ATV Safety Training Area (Attraction) — 14.0 mi, 314° NW
- Moy Mel (Attraction) — 14.1 mi, 314° NW
- Pacific Coast Railway (Monument) — 15.2 mi, 331° NW
- Oceano WW2 Memorial (Monument) — 15.2 mi, 320° NW
- Thomas Kinkade Fine Art Gallery (Gallery) — 18.1 mi, 322° NW
- San Rafael Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 18.1 mi, 091° E · 191k acres
- Santa Lucia Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 19.8 mi, 360° N · 21k acres
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About This Santa Maria Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Santa Maria, California. Coordinates: 34.933076, -120.443559. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for Santa Maria includes the ZIP code (90290, 93454), telephone area code (310, 424, 805), county seat of Los Angeles County (Los Angeles), and school district assignment (Santa Maria Joint Union High School District).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |
