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Welcome to Yucca ...

Yucca is located in Mohave County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Yucca, you might consider that their post office opened in 1902.

Yucca is 1,820 feet [555 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Yucca (for example, toward Needles (CA)), you will leave Mountain Standard Time and cross into the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT). In addition, you will be moving from an area that does not observe daylight saving time to one that does.

Area Code for Yucca: 928

The ZIP code for Yucca: 86438<3>

Communities Also Named Yucca ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Yucca - they are located in Alabama and Nebraska.

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

Communities near Yucca ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Yucca ...

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

Adding Yucca to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Yucca 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 Yucca was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Yucca.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arizona's counties, including Mohave, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Yucca - 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 Yucca). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Yucca 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.