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<STREET1>1525 E SHAW AVENUE
<CITY>FRESNO
<STATE>CA
<ZIP>93710
</MAIL-ADDRESS>
</ISSUER>
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<CONFORMED-NAME>WOODS DENNIS R
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<FISCAL-YEAR-END>1231
</OWNER-DATA>
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</FILING-VALUES>
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</BUSINESS-ADDRESS>
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<STREET1>1525 E. SHAW AVE.
<CITY>FRESNO
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<ZIP>93710
</MAIL-ADDRESS>
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<ownershipDocument>

    <schemaVersion>X0201</schemaVersion>

    <documentType>4</documentType>
    <periodOfReport>2003-12-26</periodOfReport>
    <notSubjectToSection16>0</notSubjectToSection16>
    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0001137547</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>UNITED SECURITY BANCSHARES</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>UBFO</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>

        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001144507</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>WOODS DENNIS R</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>1525 E. SHAW AVE.</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>FRESNO</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>CA</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>93710</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
            <reportingOwnerRelationship>
        <isDirector>1</isDirector>
        <isOfficer>1</isOfficer>
        <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
        <isOther>0</isOther>
        <officerTitle>CEO</officerTitle>
    </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <nonDerivativeTable>
        <nonDerivativeTransaction>

        <securityTitle>
            <value>Common Stock</value>
        </securityTitle>

        <transactionDate>
            <value>2003-12-26</value>
        </transactionDate>

        <deemedExecutionDate>
            <value>2003-12-26</value>
        </deemedExecutionDate>
    <transactionCoding>
        <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
        <transactionCode>G</transactionCode>
        <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
    </transactionCoding>
        <transactionAmounts>

            <transactionShares>
                <value>1800</value>
            </transactionShares>

            <transactionPricePerShare>
                <value>26.50</value>
            </transactionPricePerShare>

            <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                <value>D</value>
            </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
        </transactionAmounts>
        <postTransactionAmounts>

            <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                <value>402968</value>
                <footnoteId id="F1"/>
            </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
        </postTransactionAmounts>
        <ownershipNature>

            <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <value>D</value>
            </directOrIndirectOwnership>
        </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeTransaction>

    </nonDerivativeTable>
    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">indirect = 6278. Additional shares shown since last report (9/26/03) are result of 227 shares from DRIP.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Dennis R. Woods</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2003-12-29</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

</ownershipDocument>

</XML>
</TEXT>
</DOCUMENT>
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