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Welcome to American Canyon ...

The city of American Canyon is located in Napa County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of American Canyon, you might get a feel for its founding by knowing that they incorporated January 1, 1992.

A typical abbreviation for American Canyon: American Cyn. (or less commonly used: American Canyn. or American Cnyn.)

From the 2010 Census (the most recent Census number we have), American Canyon had a population of 19,454 people.<2> (see below for details).

American Canyon is 50 feet [15 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for American Canyon: 707 & 369<4>

Communities Also Named American Canyon ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named American Canyon - it's located in Nevada.

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

Websites for American Canyon ...

Official Website: www.ci.american-canyon.ca.us/

Communities near American Canyon ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for American Canyon ...

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

The official website for American Canyon: www.ci.american-canyon.ca.us/

The official website for Napa County: www.co.napa.ca.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Napa, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for American Canyon.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around American Canyon - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 707 code has been Overlayed with the 369 area code. New phone numbers in the American Canyon area will be assigned with one of these codes: 707 or 369. As a result, placing a call in the American Canyon area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.









 

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