Welcome to Ceres ...

The city of Ceres is located in Stanislaus County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ceres, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1870.

The city was incorporated February 25, 1918.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Ceres has a population of 48,596 people<2> (see below for details).

Ceres is 90 feet [27 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Ceres lies within the (209) area code.

The ZIP code for Ceres: 95307<4>

Websites for Ceres ...

Official Website: www.ci.ceres.ca.us/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Ceres had an population of 48,596 people. This is an increase of 7% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 40.41% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Ceres had a population of 45,417 people (which is 8.83% of the total population of Stanislaus County). This makes Ceres the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Ceres represents 0.12% of the population of California (which has 37,253,956 people), making it the state's 182nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 45,417 people, the population of Ceres increased 31.23% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 34,609 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Ceres.

Communities Also Named Ceres ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Ceres - they are located in Georgia, Iowa, New York, Oklahoma, Virginia, Washington and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Ceres ...

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

• Manteca
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manteca
  • Manteca is located in San Joaquin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 84,445 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manteca <5>
• Turlock
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turlock
  • Turlock is located in Stanislaus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,059 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Turlock <5>
• Riverbank
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbank
  • Riverbank is located in Stanislaus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,710 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverbank <5>
• Oakdale
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
  • Oakdale is located in Stanislaus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,228 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakdale <5>
• Patterson
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
  • Patterson is located in Stanislaus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,542 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Patterson <5>
• Ripon
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripon
  • Ripon is located in San Joaquin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,774 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ripon <5>
• Livingston
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
  • Livingston is located in Merced County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,926 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Livingston <5>
• Newman
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newman
  • Newman is located in Stanislaus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,702 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newman <5>
• Waterford
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
  • Waterford is located in Stanislaus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,944 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterford <5>
• Escalon
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escalon
  • Escalon is located in San Joaquin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,580 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Escalon <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ceres ...

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

Adding Ceres to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Ceres post office opened in 1870.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ceres.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Ceres: www.ci.ceres.ca.us/

The official website for Stanislaus County: www.co.stanislaus.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/