Welcome to Cobb ...

Cobb is located in Lake County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cobb, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1911.

Cobb is 2,630 feet [802 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Cobb is ½ mile above sea level.

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

The telephone area code for Cobb: (707)

The ZIP code for Cobb: 95426<3>

Communities Also Named Cobb ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 17 communities that are also named Cobb - they are located in Alabama, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri (2), Montana, Nebraska, New York, Newfoundland and Labrador, Oklahoma, Oregon, Texas, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Cobb ...

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

• Clearlake
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearlake
  • Clearlake is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,179 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clearlake <4>
• Healdsburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Healdsburg
  • Healdsburg is located in Sonoma County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,929 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Healdsburg <4>
• Cloverdale
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
  • Cloverdale is located in Sonoma County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,803 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cloverdale <4>
• Calistoga
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calistoga
  • Calistoga is located in Napa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,286 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calistoga <4>
• Lakeport
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeport
  • Lakeport is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,963 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakeport <4>
• Glenview
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenview
  • Glenview is located in Lake County
• Mercuryville ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mercuryville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercuryville
  • Mercuryville is located in Sonoma County
• Lower Lake
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Lake
  • Lower Lake is located in Lake County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lower Lake <4>
• Middletown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
  • Middletown is located in Lake County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <4>
• Clearlake Park
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearlake Park
  • Clearlake Park is located in Lake County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clearlake Park <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 Cobb. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cobb.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cobb ...

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

Adding Cobb to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Cobb post office opened in 1911.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cobb.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Lake County: www.co.lake.ca.us/

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