ZIP 93437 is served primarily by Santa Barbara County, CA — including Santa Maria. ZIP-level data is sparse — showing the Santa Barbara County aggregate. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
Dec peaks. Apr dips. ZIP-level seasonality is sparse — this is the county aggregate.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types — county-level breakdown.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hazardous condition, other | 417 | 19.1% | |
| 2 | Aircraft standby | 258 | 11.8% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 159 | 7.3% | |
| 4 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 149 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 117 | 5.4% |
24 cities sit in Santa Barbara County. Click for the per-city NFIRS profile.
| # | City | Population | 2025 incidents | Building fires | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santa Maria | 109,543 | 963 | 42 | B |
| 2 | Santa Barbara | 88,640 | 675 | 14 | A- |
| 3 | Lompoc | 44,086 | 184 | 10 | B+ |
| 4 | Goleta | 32,640 | 1 | 0 | A |
| 5 | Orcutt | 31,137 | 19 | 1 | A+ |
| 6 | Eastern Goleta Valley | 29,563 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 7 | Isla Vista | 14,722 | 0 | 0 | A |
| 8 | Carpinteria | 13,187 | 83 | 6 | A- |
| 9 | University of California-Santa Barbara | 11,441 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 10 | Montecito | 8,529 | 71 | 1 | B+ |
| 11 | Guadalupe | 8,272 | 32 | 6 | A |
| 12 | Vandenberg Village | 6,702 | 3 | 2 | A+ |
| 13 | Solvang | 6,035 | 3 | 2 | A |
| 14 | Buellton | 5,151 | 0 | 0 | B |
| 15 | Santa Ynez | 4,716 | 0 | 0 | A- |
| 16 | Vandenberg AFB | 3,681 | 4 | 0 | A+ |
| 17 | Mission Hills | 3,458 | 2 | 0 | C+ |
| 18 | Mission Canyon | 2,500 | 1 | 0 | A+ |
| 19 | Toro Canyon | 1,692 | 13 | 4 | A- |
| 20 | Summerland | 1,274 | 16 | 0 | B+ |
| 21 | Los Olivos | 1,020 | 0 | 0 | B- |
| 22 | Los Alamos | 834 | 0 | 0 | C+ |
| 23 | Ballard | 721 | 0 | 0 | A- |
| 24 | New Cuyama | 669 | 5 | 0 | A- |
The figures above are historical. For today's air quality, fire-weather warnings, and active fires, go to the official sources.
This ZIP doesn't have enough NFIRS coverage on its own (under 10 reported incidents across 2021–2025) to publish ZIP-level statistics, so we're showing the Santa Barbara County aggregate above. NFIRS reporting is voluntary and many rural ZIPs roll up to broader county totals. The ZIP-to-county mapping uses SimpleMaps' uscities.zips dataset.