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Welcome to Claus ...

Claus is located in Stanislaus County<1>.

Claus was established in 1896.

Claus is 110 feet [34 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Claus: 209 & 350<3>

Communities Also Named Claus ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Claus - it's located in Illinois.

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

Communities near Claus ...

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

  • Modesto
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modesto
    • Modesto is located in Stanislaus County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 215,666 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Modesto <4>
  • Manteca
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manteca
    • Manteca is located in San Joaquin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 84,445 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manteca <4>
  • Turlock
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turlock
    • Turlock is located in Stanislaus County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,059 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Turlock <4>
  • Ceres
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceres
    • Ceres is located in Stanislaus County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,603 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ceres <4>
  • Oakdale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
    • Oakdale is located in Stanislaus County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,228 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakdale <4>
  • Patterson
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Ripon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripon
    • Ripon is located in San Joaquin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,774 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ripon <4>
  • Waterford
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Hughson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Escalon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escalon
    • Escalon is located in San Joaquin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,580 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Escalon <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Claus ...

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

Adding Claus to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Claus post office opened in 1902.

We also found Claus in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - California & Nevada.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Claus.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Stanislaus, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Claus - 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 209 code has been Overlayed with the 350 area code. New phone numbers in the Claus area will be assigned with one of these codes: 209 or 350. As a result, placing a call in the Claus 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 their list with background information can be found at:

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