Welcome to Brownsville ...

Brownsville is located in Yuba County<1>.

Brownsville was established in 1862.

Brownsville is 2,310 feet [704 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Brownsville is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Code for Brownsville: 530

The ZIP code for Brownsville: 95919<3>

Communities Also Named Brownsville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 58 communities that are also named Brownsville - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (3), British Columbia, Delaware, Florida (2), Georgia (2), Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Maryland (3), Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York (2), North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio (6), Ontario (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania (5), South Carolina (2), South Dakota, Tennessee (2), Texas, Vermont, Virginia (3), Washington, West Virginia (2), Wisconsin and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Brownsville ...

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

Oroville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oroville
- Oroville is located in Butte County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,237 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oroville <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Oroville
- From Brownsville to Oroville
Nevada City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada City
- Nevada City is located in Nevada County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,127 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nevada City <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Nevada City
- From Brownsville to Nevada City
Rackerby
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rackerby
- Rackerby is located in Yuba County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rackerby <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Rackerby
- From Brownsville to Rackerby
Oroleve
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
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- Oroleve is located in Butte County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Oroleve
- From Brownsville to Oroleve
Bullards Bar ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bullards Bar. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullards Bar
- Bullards Bar is located in Yuba County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Bullards Bar
- From Brownsville to Bullards Bar
Clipper Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clipper Mills
- Clipper Mills is located in Butte County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clipper Mills <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Clipper Mills
- From Brownsville to Clipper Mills
Dobbins
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbins
- Dobbins is located in Yuba County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dobbins <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Dobbins
- From Brownsville to Dobbins
Foster Bar ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Foster Bar. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Bar
- Foster Bar is located in Yuba County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Foster Bar
- From Brownsville to Foster Bar
Feather Falls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feather Falls
- Feather Falls is located in Butte County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Feather Falls <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Feather Falls
- From Brownsville to Feather Falls
Oregon House
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon House
- Oregon House is located in Yuba County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oregon House <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Oregon House
- From Brownsville to Oregon House

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brownsville ...

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

Adding Brownsville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Brownsville post office opened in 1862.

We also found Brownsville in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brownsville.

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Yuba, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Brownsville - 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 Brownsville). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Brownsville 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>	An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>	A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/