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Welcome to Cox ...

Cox is located in Riverside County<1>.

Cox is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you leave Cox and travel south, you will leave Pacific Time and cross into the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST). In addition, you will be moving from an area that observes daylight saving time to one that does not.

Area Codes for Cox: 760 & 442<3>

Communities Also Named Cox ...

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

Beyond California, there are 22 communities that are also named Cox - they are located in Alabama (2), Arizona, Florida, Georgia (3), Idaho, Maryland (2), Mississippi (2), Missouri, Ohio (2), South Carolina (2), Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Cox ...

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

  • Blythe
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Blythe is located in Riverside County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blythe
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,673 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blythe <4>
  • Mesa Verde
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Mesa Verde is located in Riverside County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mesa Verde
  • Rice ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Rice is located in San Bernardino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice
  • East Blythe
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • East Blythe is located in Riverside County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Blythe
  • Ehrenberg
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Olive City ‑ Historic
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Olive City is located in La Paz County (AZ)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive City
    • Olive City has also been known as:
    • Bradshaw's Ferry
    • Olivia
  • Poston
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Morgantown
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Morgantown is located in La Paz County (AZ)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgantown
  • Vidal
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Vidal is located in San Bernardino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vidal
  • Palo Verde
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Cox. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cox.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cox ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Riverside, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cox - 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 760 code has been Overlayed with the 442 area code. New phone numbers in the Cox area will be assigned with one of these codes: 760 or 442. As a result, placing a call in the Cox 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.