Orcutt: US-101 : Union Valley Parkway
Built around Union Oil operations in the Santa Maria Valley, Orcutt grew into an unincorporated community in northern Santa Barbara County. The settlement was established in 1904 and named for petroleum geologist William Warren Orcutt, whose work helped define the area’s early oil industry. Old Town Orcutt remains the community’s historic commercial center, with early 20th-century buildings and independent businesses. South of Santa Maria, the community occupies the valley’s foothills, where vineyards and agricultural land meet low, scrub-covered slopes. U.S. Route 101 runs alongside Orcutt, connecting this part of California’s Central Coast with Santa Maria and the wider north-south corridor.
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Few communities in California have a history as closely tied to the early petroleum industry as Orcutt. Established in 1904 as a company town for Union Oil, it was named for the company geologist William Warren Orcutt. Old Town Orcutt preserves the settlement’s historic commercial core, with local businesses gathered along South Broadway. The community sits in the Santa Maria Valley of northern Santa Barbara County, where rolling inland hills meet an agricultural district known for winegrowing; the Pacific coastline lies to the west. Find related webcams in the surrounding area to build a fuller picture of Orcutt and the Santa Maria Valley.
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