Welcome to Camden ...

Camden is located in Fresno County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Camden, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1903.

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

Camden is 230 feet [70 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Camden: 559

Communities Also Named Camden ...

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

Beyond California, there are 33 communities that are also named Camden - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois (2), Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland (2), Michigan, Minnesota (2), Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio (2), Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington and West Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Camden ...

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

• Hanford
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanford
  • Hanford is located in Kings County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,352 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanford <4>
• Lemoore
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemoore
  • Lemoore is located in Kings County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,331 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lemoore <4>
• Selma
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
  • Selma is located in Fresno County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,370 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Selma <4>
• Parlier
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parlier
  • Parlier is located in Fresno County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,848 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parlier <4>
• Kingsburg
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsburg
  • Kingsburg is located in Fresno County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,389 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingsburg <4>
• Fowler
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
  • Fowler is located in Fresno County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,582 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fowler <4>
• Hardwick
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardwick
  • Hardwick is located in Kings County
• Laton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laton
  • Laton is located in Fresno County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laton <4>
• Caruthers
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caruthers
  • Caruthers is located in Fresno County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caruthers <4>
• Conejo
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conejo
  • Conejo is located in Fresno County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Camden ...

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

Adding Camden to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Camden post office opened in 1903.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Camden.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Fresno County: www.co.fresno.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/