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Welcome to Bivalve ...

Bivalve is located in Marin County<1>.

Bivalve is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Bivalve: 415 & 628<3>

Communities Also Named Bivalve ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Bivalve - they are located in Maryland and New Jersey.

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

Communities near Bivalve ...

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

  • Petaluma
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • San Rafael
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Novato
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Rohnert Park
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • San Anselmo
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Larkspur
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Fairfax
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Cotati
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Ross
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
    • Ross is located in Marin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,479 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ross <4>
  • Olema
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bivalve ...

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

Adding Bivalve to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bivalve.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Marin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bivalve - 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 415 code has been Overlayed with the 628 area code. New phone numbers in the Bivalve area will be assigned with one of these codes: 415 or 628. As a result, placing a call in the Bivalve area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.