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Welcome to Academy ...

Academy is located in Fresno County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Academy, you might consider that their post office opened in 1876.

Academy is 530 feet [162 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Academy: 559 & 357<3>

Communities Also Named Academy ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 16 communities that are also named Academy - they are located in Alberta, Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia (3), Missouri, New Jersey, Nova Scotia, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania (2), South Dakota, Texas, Virginia and Washington.

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

Communities near Academy ...

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

  • Fresno
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Clovis
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Sanger
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Parlier
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Fowler
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Sentinel ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Sentinel is located in Fresno County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sentinel
  • Gordon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Gordon is located in Fresno County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
  • Gravesboro
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Gravesboro is located in Fresno County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravesboro
  • Millerton ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Millerton is located in Madera County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
  • Piedra
    (10 miles [16.1 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 Academy. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Academy.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Academy ...

Looking for more information about Academy? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Academy, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Academy.

Adding Academy to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Academy post office opened in 1876. The Academy post office closed in 1951.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Academy.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Fresno, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Academy - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 559 code has been Overlayed with the 357 area code. New phone numbers in the Academy area will be assigned with one of these codes: 559 or 357. As a result, placing a call in the Academy area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<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/