Welcome to Alderpoint ...

Alderpoint is located in Humboldt County<1>.

Alderpoint was established in 1910.

Alderpoint is 470 feet [143 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The telephone area code for Alderpoint: (707)

The ZIP code for Alderpoint: 95511<3>

Communities near Alderpoint ...

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

• Blocksburg
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocksburg
  • Blocksburg is located in Humboldt County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blocksburg <4>
• Harris
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
  • Harris is located in Humboldt County
• Zenia
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenia
  • Zenia is located in Trinity County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zenia <4>
• Phillipsville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsville
  • Phillipsville is located in Humboldt County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Phillipsville <4>
• Garberville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garberville
  • Garberville is located in Humboldt County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garberville <4>
• Miranda
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miranda
  • Miranda is located in Humboldt County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Miranda <4>
• Redway
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redway
  • Redway is located in Humboldt County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Redway <4>
• Fruitland
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
  • Fruitland is located in Humboldt County
• Bell Springs ‑ Historic
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Springs
  • Bell Springs is located in Mendocino County
• Briceland
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briceland
  • Briceland is located in Humboldt County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Alderpoint ...

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

Adding Alderpoint to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Alderpoint post office opened in 1911.

We also found Alderpoint mentioned on a train schedule titled Southern Pacific Railroad Time Tables (July 1929).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Alderpoint.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Alderpoint. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Humboldt County: www.co.humboldt.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/