Welcome to Bishop ...
The city of Bishop is located just east of the Sierra Nevada Mountains, west of the White Mountains and at the north end of Owens Valley.
Bishop is located in Inyo County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Bishop, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888.
The city was incorporated May 6, 1903.
The origin (or the toponymy) of Bishop: Named after Bishop Creek, which was named for Samuel Addsion Bishop (1825-1893) - an early settler in this area.
When the people of Bishop refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Bishopite<2>
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Bishop has a population of 3,766 people<3> (see below for details).
The community of Bishop is 4,150 feet [1,265 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Bishop is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: Bishop lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Telephone area codes for Bishop: (760) and (442)<5>
The ZIP codes for Bishop: 93512, 93514-93515<6>
Websites for Bishop ...
Official Website: www.cityofbishop.com/
Chamber of Commerce: www.bishopvisitor.com/
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Bishop had an population of 3,766 people. This is a decrease of 2.91% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 5.34% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Bishop had a population of 3,879 people (or 20.92% of the total population of Inyo County). This makes Bishop the county's most populous community.
The population of Bishop represents 0.01% of the population of California (which has 37,253,956 people), making it the state's 436th most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 3,879 people, the population of Bishop increased 8.5% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 3,575 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Bishop.
Communities Also Named Bishop ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 23 communities that are also named Bishop - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas (2), Kentucky (3), Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas (3), West Virginia and Wyoming.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bishop.
Communities near Bishop ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bishop.
- Bigelow ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Rocking K
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocking K
- Rocking K is located in Inyo County
- Wilkerson
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkerson
- Wilkerson is located in Inyo County
- Keough Hot Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keough Hot Springs
- Keough Hot Springs is located in Inyo County
- Alta Vista
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta Vista
- Alta Vista is located in Inyo County
- Mesa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mesa
- Mesa is located in Inyo County
- Peterson Mill ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterson Mill
- Peterson Mill is located in Inyo County
- Starlite Estates
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starlite Estates
- Starlite Estates is located in Inyo County
- Chalfant Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalfant Valley
- Chalfant Valley is located in Mono County
- Round Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Valley
- Round Valley is located in Inyo County
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Bishop. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bishop.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bishop. 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 Bishop.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bishop. Our list includes 11 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Bishop.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bishop ...
Looking for more information about Bishop? 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 Bishop, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Bishop.
Adding Bishop to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Bishop 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 Bishop was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>
From that list, the Bishop post office opened in 1888.
We also found Bishop in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Bishop.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Bishop: www.cityofbishop.com/
The official website for Inyo County: www.inyocounty.us/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Inyo, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Bishop refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a city's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Bishop may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different. |
| <3> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Bishop. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bishop - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | Area code (442) is an overlay for area code (760). |
| <6> | 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 city (such as Bishop). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Bishop or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). Our list of ZIP Codes for Bishop includes: 93512, 93514 & 93515. |
| <7> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <8> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |