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Welcome to Lagunitas ...

Lagunitas is located in Marin County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Lagunitas, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1906.

Lagunitas is 210 feet [64 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The telephone area code for Lagunitas: (415)

The ZIP code for Lagunitas: 94938<3>

Communities Also Named Lagunitas ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Lagunitas - it's located in New Mexico.

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

Communities near Lagunitas ...

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

  • Richmond
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
    • Richmond is located in Contra Costa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 110,038 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond <4>
  • Petaluma
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • San Rafael
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Novato
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • San Pablo
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Mill Valley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • San Anselmo
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Larkspur
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Corte Madera
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Tiburon
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lagunitas ...

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

Adding Lagunitas to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Lagunitas post office opened in 1906.

We also found Lagunitas on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for California (1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lagunitas.

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

The official website for Marin County: www.co.marin.ca.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 Marin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lagunitas - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 community (such as Lagunitas). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Lagunitas or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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