This is not a government office or records custodian. Santa Barbara County Residents Directory is a private reference. It cannot pull records, certify copies, confirm who lives at an address, or change an official roll. For emergencies call 911. Anyone experiencing stalking or harassment should contact local law enforcement.
Looking for a Specific Record?
Choose the route that matches the record question in Santa Barbara County:
- Street or address: use the Santa Barbara County street directory for parcel, GIS, deed, permit, voter, and reverse-directory paths.
- Older volumes and past households: use the Santa Barbara County directory book for digitized runs and local-history collections.
- One named person: use the Santa Barbara County resident lookup for court, property, vital, license, business, and custody routing.
- Office roles: start with the Santa Barbara County resident records offices section.
- Unavailable records: ask the custodian about a California Public Records Act request for an existing, identifiable record.
Questions about a government record should go to the office that created or retains it. The following contacts are documented in the Santa Barbara County research material.
Santa Barbara County Clerk-Recorder
South County service in Santa Barbara
North County service in Santa Maria
805-568-2250
Call before travel for current counter location and hours.
Santa Barbara Superior Court Records
118 E. Figueroa St., Santa Barbara
Public terminals Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
805-882-4778, 9 a.m. to noon
For North County court records, the research lists Miller and Lompoc lobby terminals, mail to ATTN Records, 312-C E. Cook Street, Santa Maria 93454, NorthCountyRecords@sbcourts.org, and 805-614-6414 from 9 a.m. to noon. County Elections can be reached at 805-568-2200 or 1-800-722-8683.