Welcome to Boca ...
Boca is located in Nevada County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Boca, you might consider that their post office opened in 1872.
Boca is 5,520 feet [1,682 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Boca is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: Boca lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Boca: 530 & 837<3>
Communities near Boca ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Boca.
- Reno
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Reno is located in Washoe County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259,290 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reno <4>
- Truckee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mystic ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mystic is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic
- Prosser Lake Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Prosser Lake Heights is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosser Lake Heights
- Bronco ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bronco is located in Washoe County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronco
- Bronco has also been known as:
- Bronca
- Calvada ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Calvada is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvada
- Andover ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Andover is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
- Kings Beach
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Tahoe Vista
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Verdi
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
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 Boca. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Boca.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Boca. 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 Boca.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Boca. See our Newspapers Page for Boca.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Boca ...
Looking for more information about Boca? 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 Boca, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Boca.
Adding Boca to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Boca 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 Boca was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Boca post office opened in 1872. The Boca post office closed in 1945.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Boca.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Nevada, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Boca - 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 530 code has been Overlayed with the 837 area code. New phone numbers in the Boca area will be assigned with one of these codes: 530 or 837. As a result, placing a call in the Boca 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. |
| <5> | 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/ |