RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of California >> Merced County >> BallicoIndex...

Welcome to Ballico ...

Ballico is located in Merced County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ballico, you might consider that their post office opened in 1924.

Ballico is 150 feet [46 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Ballico: 209 & 350<3>

The ZIP code for Ballico: 95303<4>

Communities near Ballico ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ballico ...

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

Adding Ballico to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ballico 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 Ballico was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Ballico post office opened in 1924.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ballico.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Merced, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ballico - 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 209 code has been Overlayed with the 350 area code. New phone numbers in the Ballico area will be assigned with one of these codes: 209 or 350. As a result, placing a call in the Ballico area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>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 Ballico). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Ballico or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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/