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Welcome to Orcutt ...

Orcutt is located in Santa Barbara County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Orcutt, you might consider that their post office opened in 1904.

Orcutt is 350 feet [107 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Orcutt lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Orcutt: 805 & 820<3>

The ZIP code for Orcutt: 93455<4>

Communities Also Named Orcutt ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two California communities named Orcutt: This one is located in Santa Barbara County and the other is located in San Diego County.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Orcutt.

Communities near Orcutt ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Orcutt.

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Orcutt. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Orcutt.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Orcutt. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Orcutt.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Orcutt. See our Newspapers Page for Orcutt.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Orcutt ...

Looking for more information about Orcutt? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Orcutt, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Orcutt.

Adding Orcutt to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Orcutt in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Orcutt was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Orcutt post office opened in 1904. The Orcutt post office closed in 1959.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Orcutt.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Santa Barbara, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Orcutt - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 805 code has been Overlayed with the 820 area code. New phone numbers in the Orcutt area will be assigned with one of these codes: 805 or 820. As a result, placing a call in the Orcutt area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Orcutt). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Orcutt or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/