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Lompoc score: 38/100 (Moderate) Updated September 27, 2026

Is Lompoc safe? United States travel risk

Is Lompoc safe right now? Checked 17 October 2026

Lompoc scores 38/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise normal security precautions. The US State Department does not issue advice for United States. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.

Lompoc scores 38/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and United States (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Lompoc: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.

Driven by: natural hazards (58/100) and security (35/100).

A score of 38 is higher than 38% of the cities we score.

Consult the United States travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.

Territorial & Position Context

Lompoc belongs to California (United States), centered at coordinates 34.6618° N, 120.4714° W (32 m above sea level). Distance to Washington is 3,862.1 km towards the ENE.

Region
California
Coordinates
34.6618° N, 120.4714° W
Elevation
32 m
Time Zone
America/Los_Angeles
Population
43,819
Nearest city with evaluated safety score: Los Angeles (215.4 km ESE).

Critical Services & Regional Transit

Aviation Hub Vandenberg Space Force Base (VBG) 13.3 km NW
Hospital Care Lompoc Valley Medical Center 3.7 km SE
Police Station SB County Sheriff Santa Maria Substation 24.6 km N
Railway Terminal Lompoc–Surf 12.4 km W

Adjacent Localities in United States

Natural Hazard Calendar & History

5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)

Hazard Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Wildfires — — — — — — 2 1 — — — —

Most wildfire events within 100 km of Lompoc happened in July (2 of 3 in five years).

Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.

For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the United States travel advice & laws.

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Regional Centers with Threat Ratings

Santa Maria 15
30.3 km N
Santa Barbara 15
73.5 km ESE
Templeton 10
101.9 km NNW
El Paso de Robles 10
110.0 km N
San Buenaventura 15
121.6 km ESE
Oxnard 22
129.1 km ESE

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Reference data: SimpleMaps (CC BY 4.0), GeoNames, OpenStreetMap, OurAirports, Open-Meteo, GDACS, USGS · Sources · Editorial Policy