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Welcome to Ahwahnee ...

Ahwahnee is located in Madera County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ahwahnee, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1893.

Ahwahnee is 2,320 feet [707 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Ahwahnee is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Code for Ahwahnee: 559

The ZIP code for Ahwahnee: 93601<3>

Communities near Ahwahnee ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ahwahnee ...

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

Adding Ahwahnee to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Ahwahnee post office opened in 1893.

We also found Ahwahnee on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for California (1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ahwahnee.

Footnotes ...

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

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