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Welcome to Beatrice ...

Beatrice is located in Humboldt County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Beatrice, you might consider that their post office opened in 1884.

When the people of Beatrice refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Beatrician<2>

Beatrice is near sea level<3>.

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

Area Codes for Beatrice: 707 & 369<4>

Communities Also Named Beatrice ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two California communities named Beatrice: This one is located in Humboldt County and the other is located in Yolo County.

Beyond California, there are 12 communities that are also named Beatrice - they are located in Alabama, Georgia, Indiana, Mississippi (2), Missouri, Nebraska, Ontario, South Dakota, Washington and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Beatrice ...

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

  • Eureka
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Eureka is located in Humboldt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,652 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eureka <5>
  • Arcata
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Arcata is located in Humboldt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcata
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,044 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arcata <5>
  • Fortuna
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Rio Dell
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Ferndale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Blue Lake
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Falk ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Falk is located in Humboldt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falk
  • Pine Hills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Pine Hills is located in Humboldt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hills
  • Spruce Point
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Spruce Point is located in Humboldt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Point
  • Pine Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Pine Hill is located in Humboldt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Beatrice ...

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

Adding Beatrice to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Beatrice post office opened in 1884. The Beatrice post office closed in 1955.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Beatrice.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Humboldt, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Beatrice refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Beatrice may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Beatrice - 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 Beatrice area will be assigned with one of these codes: 707 or 369. As a result, placing a call in the Beatrice 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.
<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/