Welcome to Alba ...

Alba is located in San Joaquin County<1>.

Alba is 90 feet [27 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Alba: 209 & 350<3>

Communities Also Named Alba ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Alba - they are located in Michigan, Missouri, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina and Texas.

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

Communities near Alba ...

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

• Stockton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
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  • Stockton is located in San Joaquin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 312,716 people
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  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Stockton
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• Modesto
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
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  • Modesto is located in Stanislaus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 215,666 people
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  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Modesto
  • From Alba to Modesto
• Manteca
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
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  • Manteca is located in San Joaquin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 84,445 people
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• Ceres
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
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  • Ceres is located in Stanislaus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,603 people
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  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Ceres
  • From Alba to Ceres
• Lathrop
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
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  • Lathrop is located in San Joaquin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,373 people
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  • Google driving directions:
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• Riverbank
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
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  • Riverbank is located in Stanislaus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,710 people
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  • From Alba to Riverbank
• Oakdale
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
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  • Oakdale is located in Stanislaus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,228 people
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  • Google driving directions:
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  • From Alba to Oakdale
• Ripon
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
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  • Ripon is located in San Joaquin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,774 people
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  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Ripon
  • From Alba to Ripon
• Waterford
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
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  • Waterford is located in Stanislaus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,944 people
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  • From your current location to Waterford
  • From Alba to Waterford
• Hughson
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
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  • Hughson is located in Stanislaus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,628 people
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  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Hughson
  • From Alba to Hughson

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Alba ...

Looking for more information about Alba? 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 Alba, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Alba.

Adding Alba to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Alba 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 Alba was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - California & Nevada.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Alba.