Cars in Santa Barbara County.
What vehicles are registered in Santa Barbara County? The DMV counted 347,045 vehicles across 24 ZIPs. Toyota is the largest named make. 3.2% are battery electric.
347,045vehicles

The largest named makes
Each make count is a lower bound, because the DMV pools small groups.
The fuel mix
Top plug-in models
From the state energy agency. Its count is a year newer than the DMV file and covers light-duty vehicles only.
Plug-in types
17,521 plug-in and fuel-cell vehicles in all.
How many new cars sold here are zero-emission?
New light-duty sales by quarter, from the state energy agency. The newest quarters are preliminary.
16.7% of new light-duty vehicles sold here in the latest three quarters were zero-emission, 1,680 of 10,030. A year earlier the share was 21.3%. Across California it was 19.6%.
Every ZIP in Santa Barbara County
| ZIP | City | Vehicles | Largest named make | Battery electric |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93458 | Santa Maria | 44,560 | Toyota | 0.7% |
| 93436 | Lompoc | 42,021 | Toyota | 1.5% |
| 93455 | Santa Maria | 40,538 | Toyota | 2.1% |
| 93454 | Santa Maria | 33,252 | Toyota | 1.0% |
| 93117 | Goleta | 30,744 | Toyota | 4.2% |
| 93101 | Santa Barbara | 23,159 | Toyota | 3.4% |
| 93105 | Santa Barbara | 20,473 | Toyota | 6.2% |
| 93103 | Santa Barbara | 16,438 | Toyota | 3.9% |
| 93111 | Santa Barbara | 16,330 | Toyota | 4.9% |
| 93013 | Carpinteria | 14,390 | Toyota | 3.4% |
| 93110 | Santa Barbara | 13,762 | Toyota | 6.2% |
| 93108 | Santa Barbara | 9,807 | Toyota | 10.8% |
| 93109 | Santa Barbara | 8,484 | Toyota | 6.4% |
| 93463 | Solvang | 7,386 | Toyota | 4.3% |
| 93434 | Guadalupe | 6,707 | Toyota | 1.1% |
| 93460 | Santa Ynez | 6,356 | Ford | 3.3% |
| 93427 | Buellton | 6,134 | Toyota | 3.7% |
| 93440 | Los Alamos | 1,710 | Toyota | 2.8% |
| 93441 | Los Olivos | 1,365 | Ford | 3.7% |
| 93437 | Lompoc | 1,064 | Toyota | 7.0% |
| 93067 | Summerland | 988 | Toyota | Too few |
| 93106 | Santa Barbara | 627 | Chevrolet | Too few |
| 93254 | New Cuyama | 621 | Chevrolet | Too few |
| 93429 | Casmalia | 129 | Chevrolet | Too few |
Also overlaps Santa Barbara County, counted in another county: 93252.
The largest cities
ZIPs grouped by postal city name.
See all 14 cities
The most electric ZIPs
Battery-electric share of each ZIP's vehicles.