Taft, CA: ZIP codes, distance and what to know

ZIP code in Taft

Taft ZIP code: 93268.

Distances are straight-line from Santa Maria to the center of each ZIP code area. Residents, median year built and owner-occupied share are U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2018-2022 estimates for the ZIP code area. ZIP codes in Taft: those whose USPS city name is Taft (GeoNames) plus those whose area overlaps Taft (U.S. Census ZCTA-to-place relationship file); a ZIP code can belong to more than one city. Listing a ZIP code here does not mean service to every address in it.

About Taft

Taft is a city in Kern County. About 7,414 people live in the 15 square miles of Taft (around 486 per square mile). Phone numbers in Taft use area code 661. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Bakersfield (about 417,468 residents), roughly 27 miles northeast.

The houses of Taft

Taft has about 2,849 housing units, according to the Census Bureau. The median home was built in 1972. 67% of the housing is single-family detached houses. 50% of occupied homes are owner-occupied. Where many homes are older, original springs, cables and openers are more likely to be near the end of their service life.

Housing figures: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2018-2022 5-year estimates for Taft.

The lay of the land

Ground elevation at the center of Taft is about 831 feet above sea level (USGS). Santa Maria is at about 207 feet, which puts Taft about 600 feet higher.

Around Taft

Next to and around Taft you will find South Taft, Taft Heights, Ford City, Maricopa, Valley Acres, Dustin Acres, and Fellows.

Schools in and around Taft include Conley Elementary, Taft Primary, Lincoln Junior High, and Roosevelt Elementary.

Museums and attractions in and around Taft: West Kern Oil Museum.

Sources: OpenStreetMap contributors (neighborhoods, parks, museums), National Center for Education Statistics (public schools), CMS (hospitals). See also the Taft city guide.

Santa Maria and Taft on the map

Measured in a straight line, Taft is about 59 miles east of Santa Maria. Road distance is longer, and it is one of the farther places on this site's list. Santa Maria is in Santa Barbara County and Taft is in Kern County. Among the 31 places this site lists, Taft is number 30 by distance from Santa Maria. Santa Maria uses area code 805 and Taft uses 661. The places on this site's list closest to Santa Maria are Orcutt, Guadalupe, Sisquoc, and Vandenberg Village.

Census Bureau ACS 2018-2022 estimates and USGS elevation.

Places near Taft

Other places near Taft that also have a page on this site:

• South Taft 2 mi
• Taft Heights 3 mi
• Ford City 3 mi
• Maricopa 5 mi
• New Cuyama 19 mi
• Mission Canyon 49 mi

About the repairs we do

These pages describe the repairs we do: broken spring replacement, new garage doors, emergency repair, snapped cables, and off-track doors. See the pricing page for starting prices. Whether we can reach your address is confirmed on the phone.

If you live in Taft and want to know whether we can service your garage door, call dispatch with the address; nothing on this page is a promise of service at a given address.

For more about Taft, see the Taft page of our website.