| City: | Santa Barbara, California |
| County: | Santa Barbara County |
| Timezone: | Pacific (GMT -08:00) |
| Local Time: | 10:35:26 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Codes: | 805 / 820 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 34.4233, -119.7035 |
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ZIP code 93140 is a point-based PO Box ZIP embedded within Santa Barbara, California. It doesn't cover geographic territory. Instead, it serves a single location: Nopalitos Way, a residential street in the city's East Beach neighborhood. The ZIP contains 624 PO Boxes and 256 business delivery points, all associated with this one address.
This isn't a traditional post office serving a town. It's a Large Volume Receiver (LVR) designation, typically assigned to apartment complexes, condominium developments, or large residential communities that generate enough mail volume to warrant their own ZIP code. The 167 ZIP+4 records all contain UNIT secondary designators, confirming multi-family housing.
Residents here receive mail through the 93140 ZIP code, but the surrounding Santa Barbara area uses other ZIP codes like 93103 (which geographically contains this point location). Street delivery exists via one city carrier route. This isn't a PO Box Only Zone, so residents have delivery alternatives through the broader Santa Barbara postal network.
The East Beach and Waterfront neighborhoods where this ZIP sits are among Santa Barbara's most desirable coastal areas. Nopalitos Way provides housing close to the beach while maintaining its own postal identity separate from neighboring addresses.
The entire ZIP consists of one street with UNIT secondary addresses, indicating a large residential complex.
ZIP Code 93140 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 8 business establishments, employing about 139 people with an annual payroll of $11,307,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 847Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 8Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $2,761,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $11,307,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 139Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 93140 is located in Santa Barbara County, California, within the Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 42200) and California's 24th Congressional District. This Metro area has a population of 443,975 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 93140. It covers 0 sq mi of land and a water area of 0 sq mi.
| CBSA Name: | Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CASource: Census |
| CBSA Number: | 42200Source: Census |
| CBSA Type: | MetroSource: Census |
| CBSA Division: | --Source: Census |
| CBSA Population: | 443,975Source: Census |
| MSA: | Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc, CA MSASource: Census |
| Land Area: | --Source: Census |
| Water Area: | --Source: Census |
| Congressional District: | 24Source: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | 6883.35 sq miSource: Census |
| PMSA: | --Source: Census |
| Intro Date: | < 2004-10Source: ZIP-Codes.com |
| Place FIPS Code: | 0669070Source: Census |
| Place Name: | Santa Barbara city; CaliforniaSource: Census |
We could not locate which school district 93140 belongs to, but we will update this once new district data is released. There are no public schools nor private schools with a mailing address in this ZIP Code. Listing Nearby schools instead. It also has 6 colleges, universities or post secondary education institutions nearby which would be a short commute to.
Our sources include trusted federal and licensed data from the United States Postal Service, U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Geological Survey, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and the National Center for Education Statistics, along with proprietary datasets created by ZIP-Codes.com. Data last updated on January 1, 2026.