Welcome to Congress ...
Congress is located in Yavapai County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Congress, you might consider that their post office opened in 1889.
Congress is 3,050 feet [930 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Congress is about ½ mile above sea level.
Time Zone: Congress lies in the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST) and does not observe daylight saving time
Area Code for Congress: 928
The ZIP code for Congress: 85332<3>
Communities Also Named Congress ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Congress - they are located in Mississippi, Ohio and Saskatchewan.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Congress.
Communities near Congress ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Congress.
- Wickenburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Ilah
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stanton ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stanton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
- Stanton is located in Yavapai County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Stanton
- From Congress to Stanton
- Yarnell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Camp Date Creek ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Weaver ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Weaver. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Weaver is located in Yavapai County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Weaver
- From Congress to Weaver
- Octave ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Octave. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Octave
- Octave is located in Yavapai County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Octave
- From Congress to Octave
- Peeples Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Constellation ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Kirkland Junction
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
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 Congress. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Congress.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Congress. 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 Congress.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Congress. See our Newspapers Page for Congress.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Congress ...
Looking for more information about Congress? 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 Congress, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Congress.
Adding Congress to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Congress 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 Congress was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Congress post office opened in 1889.
We also found Congress in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Congress.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arizona's counties, including Yavapai, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Congress - 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 Congress). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Congress 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> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |