Lompoc

Lompoc (pronounced "Lom-poke") is in Santa Barbara County, California, USA. It is called the "City of Arts and Flowers". More than half the world's flower seeds are grown in the fields around Lompoc. In 2021, it was home to 44,000 people.

Get in
Lompoc is located on scenic Pacific Coast Highway (California Hwy 1) and Highway 246, 55 miles northwest of Santa Barbara, 155 miles northwest of Los Angeles and 270 miles southeast of San Francisco. There is bus service as well from San Luis Obispo.

Get around
Lompoc has a taxi service called Lompoc Taxi. There are bus routes provided by City of Lompoc Transit (COLT) service with routes from Vandenberg Village to Mission Hills to Lompoc. There are various car rental businesses.

Go next

 * Go north to Santa Maria, the largest city in Santa Barbara County.
 * Guadalupe - This small town is located 30 miles north of Lompoc and is primarily focused on agriculture and oil production. Travelers will enjoy visiting the neighboring Guadaulpe-Nipomo Dunes, an 18-mile stretch of beach that is one of the largest remaining natural dune areas in California.  The Ten Commandments was filmed in the dunes and the sets were buried after production, but today blowing winds repeatedly reveal and then re-cover these reproductions of ancient Egypt.
 * Buellton - Located 18 miles to the east, Buellton is home to several Santa Ynez Valley wineries. Visitors will also find the ostrich & emu farm interesting, with the opportunity to get up close and personal with the giant birds.