Welcome to Catalina ...

Catalina is located in Pima County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Catalina, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1917.

Catalina is 3,150 feet [960 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Catalina is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Catalina lies in the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST) and does not observe daylight saving time

Catalina lies within the (520) area code.

The ZIP code for Catalina: 85738<3>

Communities Also Named Catalina ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Catalina - they are located in California, Newfoundland and Labrador and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Catalina ...

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

• Tucson
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucson
  • Tucson is located in Pima County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 553,571 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tucson <4>
• Marana
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marana
  • Marana is located in Pima County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,306 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marana <4>
• Oro Valley
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oro Valley
  • Oro Valley is located in Pima County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,678 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oro Valley <4>
• Mount Lemmon
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lemmon
  • Mount Lemmon is located in Pima County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Lemmon <4>
• Summerhaven
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerhaven
  • Summerhaven is located in Pima County
• Tortolita
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tortolita
  • Tortolita is located in Pima County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tortolita <4>
• Campo Bonito ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campo Bonito
  • Campo Bonito is located in Pinal County
• Oracle
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oracle
  • Oracle is located in Pinal County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oracle <4>
• Casas Adobes
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casas Adobes
  • Casas Adobes is located in Pima County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Casas Adobes <4>
• Catalina Foothills
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catalina Foothills
  • Catalina Foothills is located in Pima 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 Catalina. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Catalina.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Catalina ...

Looking for more information about Catalina? 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 Catalina, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Catalina.

Adding Catalina to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Catalina 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 Catalina was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Catalina post office opened in 1917.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Catalina.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Catalina. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Pima County: www.co.pima.az.us/

The official website for State of Arizona: https://az.gov/