Lompoc, California

Lompoc, California
City
Clockwise: Veterans Memorial Building; La Purisima Mission; Jalama Beach; La Purisima Mission; La Purísima Concepción Church.
Flag of Lompoc, California
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Official seal of Lompoc, California
Seal
Coat of arms of Lompoc, California
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Official logo of Lompoc, California
Wordmark
Nickname(s): 
"City of Arts and Flowers"
Location in Santa Barbara County and California
Location in Santa Barbara County and California
Lompoc is located in California
Lompoc
Lompoc
Location in California
Lompoc is located in southern California
Lompoc
Lompoc
Location in Southern California
Lompoc is located in the United States
Lompoc
Lompoc
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 34°38′46″N 120°27′37″W / 34.64611°N 120.46028°W / 34.64611; -120.46028
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountySanta Barbara
IncorporatedAugust 13, 1888[1]
Named forPurisimeño:lumpo'o̥: "Lakes/lagoons"[2]
Government
 • City council[5]
  • Mayor Jenelle Osborne
  • Gilda Aiello
  • Dirk Starbuck
  • Victor Vega
  • Jeremy Ball
 • State senatorMonique Limón (D)[3]
 • AssemblymemberJasmeet Bains (D)[3]
 • U.S. Rep.Salud Carbajal (D)[4]
Area
[6]
 • Total11.70 sq mi (30.31 km2)
 • Land11.62 sq mi (30.10 km2)
 • Water0.08 sq mi (0.20 km2)  0.66%
Elevation
[7]
105 ft (32 m)
Population
 (2020)[8]
 • Total44,444
 • Density3,800/sq mi (1,500/km2)
DemonymLompocan
Time zoneUTC−8 (PST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−7 (PDT)
ZIP Codes
93436–93438
Area code805
FIPS code06-42524
GNIS feature ID1652745
Websitewww.cityoflompoc.com

Lompoc (/ˈlɒmpoʊk/ LOM-poke; Chumashan Purisimeño: lumpo'o̥) is a city in Santa Barbara County, California, United States. Located on the Central Coast, its population was 43,834 as of July 2021.

Lompoc has been inhabited for thousands of years by the Chumash people, who called the area lumpo'o̥, meaning 'in the cheeks' in the local Purisimeño language.[2] The Spanish called the area Lompoco after Fermín de Lasuén had established Misión La Purísima in 1787. In 1837, the Mexican government sold the area as the Rancho Lompoc land grant. Following the U.S. conquest of California, multiple settlers acquired the Lompoc Valley, including William Welles Hollister, who sold the land around the mission to the Lompoc Valley Land Company, which established a temperance colony which incorporated in 1888 as Lompoc.[9] Lompoc is often considered a military town because it is near Vandenberg Space Force Base.

  1. ^ "California Cities by Incorporation Date". California Association of Local Agency Formation Commissions. Archived from the original (Word) on November 3, 2014. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
  2. ^ a b Western Institute for Endangered Language Documentation: 2018: 7
  3. ^ a b "Statewide Database". UC Regents. Archived from the original on February 1, 2015. Retrieved January 4, 2015.
  4. ^ "California's 24th Congressional District - Representatives & District Map". Civic Impulse, LLC. Retrieved September 29, 2014.
  5. ^ "Your City Council". City of Lompoc. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
  6. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
  7. ^ "Lompoc". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved November 17, 2014.
  8. ^ "US Census Bureau". www.census.gov. Retrieved August 18, 2024.
  9. ^ Redmon, Michael (August 3, 2016). "The Founding of Lompoc". Santa Barbara Independent. Retrieved May 10, 2020.