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Welcome to Sisquoc ...

Sisquoc is located in Santa Barbara County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sisquoc, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1881.

Sisquoc is 1,730 feet [527 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Sisquoc: 805 & 820<3>

Communities near Sisquoc ...

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

  • Santa Maria
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Solvang
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solvang
    • Solvang is located in Santa Barbara County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,556 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Solvang <4>
  • Buellton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Garey
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garey
    • Garey is located in Santa Barbara County
  • Los Alamos
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Los Olivos
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Ballard
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Orcutt
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Santa Ynez
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Mission Hills
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mission Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Hills
    • Mission Hills is located in Santa Barbara County

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 Sisquoc. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sisquoc.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Sisquoc. 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 Sisquoc.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sisquoc ...

Looking for more information about Sisquoc? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Sisquoc, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Sisquoc.

Adding Sisquoc to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sisquoc 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 for Sisquoc was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Sisquoc post office opened in 1881.

We also found Sisquoc in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sisquoc.

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 Sisquoc - 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 Sisquoc area will be assigned with one of these codes: 805 or 820. As a result, placing a call in the Sisquoc area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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