Sisquoc is a unincorporated town in Santa Barbara County, California located east of U.S. Route 101 about 15 miles (24 km) southeast of Santa Maria and 5 miles (8.0 km) south of Garey. Approximately 350 people live in and near Sisquoc. The ZIP Code is 93454, and the community is inside area code 805. Sisquoc has a fire station, a church, a K-8 school and a store. It has a micro-climate with mild weather year round.
The town is at the intersection of Palmer Road and Foxen Canyon Road, at the southwestern edge of the floodplain of the Sisquoc River. The predominant land use on the plain is agriculture, while the hills to the south and west contain the East Cat Canyon Oil Field, with Greka Energy, Chevron Corp., and Aera Energy being the largest operators.
Coordinates: 34°51′53″N 120°17′26″W / 34.86472°N 120.29056°W
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