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Welcome to Corcoran ...

The city of Corcoran is located in Kings County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Corcoran, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1901.

The city was incorporated August 11, 1914.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Corcoran has a population of 22,130 people<2> (see below for details).

Corcoran is 200 feet [61 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Corcoran: 559

The ZIP code for Corcoran: 93212<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Corcoran had an population of 22,130 people. This is a decrease of 10.81% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 53.06% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Corcoran had a population of 24,813 people (which is 16.28% of the total population of Kings County). This makes Corcoran the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Corcoran represents 0.07% of the total population of California (which has 37,253,956 people), making it the state's 264th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 24,813 people, the population of Corcoran increased 71.62% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 14,458 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Corcoran.

Communities Also Named Corcoran ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Corcoran - they are located in Alabama, Colorado (2), Minnesota and West Virginia.

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

Websites for Corcoran ...

Official Website: www.cityofcorcoran.com/

Communities near Corcoran ...

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

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Corcoran. Our list includes 4 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Corcoran.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Corcoran ...

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

Adding Corcoran to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Corcoran 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 Corcoran was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

X2X - From that list, the Corcoran post office opened in 1901.

We also found Corcoran on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for California (1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Corcoran.

The official website for Corcoran: www.cityofcorcoran.com/

The official website for Kings County: www.countyofkings.com/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Kings, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Corcoran.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Corcoran - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 city (such as Corcoran). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Corcoran or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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




 

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