Welcome to Point Reyes Station ...

Point Reyes Station is located in Marin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Point Reyes Station, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

A typical abbreviation for Point Reyes Station: Pt. Reyes Sta. (in Canada, 'Stn.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Point Reyes Station is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Point Reyes Station is located in the (415) area code.

The ZIP code for Point Reyes Station: 94956<3>

Communities near Point Reyes Station ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Point Reyes Station.

• Petaluma
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petaluma
  • Petaluma is located in Sonoma County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,632 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petaluma <4>
• San Rafael
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Rafael
  • San Rafael is located in Marin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,528 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Rafael <4>
• Novato
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Novato
  • Novato is located in Marin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,351 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Novato <4>
• Rohnert Park
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rohnert Park
  • Rohnert Park is located in Sonoma County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,975 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rohnert Park <4>
• Mill Valley
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Valley
  • Mill Valley is located in Marin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,323 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mill Valley <4>
• San Anselmo
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Anselmo
  • San Anselmo is located in Marin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,513 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Anselmo <4>
• Larkspur
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkspur
  • Larkspur is located in Marin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,236 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Larkspur <4>
• Corte Madera
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corte Madera
  • Corte Madera is located in Marin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,833 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corte Madera <4>
• Fairfax
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax
  • Fairfax is located in Marin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,561 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfax <4>
• Cotati
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotati
  • Cotati is located in Sonoma County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,453 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cotati <4>

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Point Reyes Station. Our list includes 5 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Point Reyes Station.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Point Reyes Station ...

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

Adding Point Reyes Station to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Point Reyes Station post office opened in 1891.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Point Reyes Station.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Point Reyes Station. 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/