Santa Ynez, California

Santa Ynez, California
unincorporated community census-designated place
A boutique with western-style architectural details
Location in Santa Barbara County and the state of California
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Coordinates: 34°36′43″N 120°5′18″W / 34.61194°N 120.08833°W / 34.61194; -120.08833
Country	United States
State	California
County	Santa Barbara
Government
• Senate	Monique Limón (D)
• State Assembly	Gregg Hart (D)[1]
• U. S. Congress	Salud Carbajal (D)[2]
Area [3]
• Total	5.143 sq mi (13.321 km2)
• Land	5.136 sq mi (13.302 km2)
• Water	0.007 sq mi (0.019 km2)  0.14%
Elevation	607 ft (185 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	4,505
• Density	880/sq mi (340/km2)
Time zone	UTC-8 (PST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code	93460
Area code	805
FIPS code	06-70182
GNIS feature ID	1661407

Santa Ynez (/ɪˈnɛz/ ee-NEZ; Spanish for "St. Agnes") is a unincorporated community in the Santa Ynez Valley of Santa Barbara County, California, United States.

The population was 4,505 at the 2020 census, up from 4,418 at the 2010 census. For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau has defined Santa Ynez as a census-designated place (CDP). Santa Ynez is the archaic spelling of Santa Inés in the Spanish, meaning Saint Agnes. The Santa Ynez Airport is general aviation with a paved 2,804 by 75 feet (855 m × 23 m) runway.