Welcome to Capay ...

Capay is located in Yolo County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Capay, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1868.

Capay is 200 feet [61 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Capay: 530

The ZIP code for Capay: 95607<3>

Communities Also Named Capay ...

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

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

Communities near Capay ...

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

• Woodland
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
  • Woodland is located in Yolo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,446 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodland <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Woodland
  • From Capay to Woodland
• Winters
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winters
  • Winters is located in Yolo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,460 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winters <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Winters
  • From Capay to Winters
• Madison
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
  • Madison is located in Yolo County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Madison
  • From Capay to Madison
• Brooks
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
  • Brooks is located in Yolo County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brooks <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Brooks
  • From Capay to Brooks
• Zamora
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zamora
  • Zamora is located in Yolo County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zamora <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Zamora
  • From Capay to Zamora
• Guinda
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guinda
  • Guinda is located in Yolo County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guinda <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Guinda
  • From Capay to Guinda
• Las Putas ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Las Putas. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Putas
  • Las Putas is located in Napa County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Las Putas
  • From Capay to Las Putas
• Monticello ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Monticello. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
  • Monticello is located in Napa County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Monticello
  • From Capay to Monticello
• Dunnigan
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnigan
  • Dunnigan is located in Yolo County
  • Former name for Dunnigan:
  • Antelope
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunnigan <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Dunnigan
  • From Capay to Dunnigan
• Redbud Park ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Redbud Park. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbud Park
  • Redbud Park is located in Napa County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Redbud Park
  • From Capay to Redbud Park

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Capay ...

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

Adding Capay to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Capay post office opened in 1868.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Capay.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Yolo County: www.yolocounty.org/

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