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Welcome to San Simon ...

San Simon is located in Cochise County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of San Simon, you might consider that their post office opened in 1881.

San Simon is near sea level<2>.

Time Zone: San Simon lies in the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST) and does not observe daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from San Simon (for example, toward Lordsburg (NM)), you will soon leave Mountain Standard Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT). In addition, you will be moving from an area that does not observe daylight saving time to one that does.

Area Code for San Simon: 520

The ZIP code for San Simon: 85632<3>

Communities near San Simon ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for San Simon ...

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

Adding San Simon to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of San Simon 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 (so far) for San Simon was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the San Simon post office opened in 1881.

For more details, see References and Mentions for San Simon.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arizona's counties, including Cochise, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around San Simon - 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 San Simon). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether San Simon 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 the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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