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Welcome to Boulder Creek ...

Boulder Creek is located in Santa Cruz County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Boulder Creek, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1872.

A typical abbreviation for Boulder Creek: Boulder Crk. (or less commonly used: Boulder Ck. or Boulder Cr.)

Boulder Creek is 470 feet [143 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Boulder Creek is within the (831) area code.

The ZIP code for Boulder Creek: 95006<3>

Communities Also Named Boulder Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two California communities named Boulder Creek: This one is located in Santa Cruz County and the other is located in Inyo County.

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

Communities near Boulder Creek ...

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

  • San Jose
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Jose
    • San Jose is located in Santa Clara County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013,616 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Jose <4>
  • Sunnyvale
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Santa Clara
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Mountain View
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Santa Cruz
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Cupertino
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Campbell
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Saratoga
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Los Altos
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Los Gatos
    (11 miles [17.7 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 Boulder Creek. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Boulder Creek.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Boulder Creek ...

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

Adding Boulder Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Boulder Creek 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 Boulder Creek was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Boulder Creek post office opened in 1872.

We also found Boulder Creek in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Boulder Creek.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Boulder Creek. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Santa Cruz County: www.co.santa-cruz.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 Santa Cruz, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Boulder Creek - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 Boulder Creek). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Boulder Creek or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<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 their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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