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Welcome to Darwin ...

Darwin is located in Inyo County<1>.

Darwin was established in 1875.

The origin (or the toponymy) of ' . Darwin . ':

Named after Dr. Darwin French, who led a party an 1860 party searching for the Gunsight Lode in Death Valley.

From The Origin of Certain Place Names,<2> the origin of Darwin is described as "Named for Charles Darwin, the English naturalist."

Darwin is 4,790 feet [1,460 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Darwin is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Darwin: 760 & 442<4>

The ZIP code for Darwin: 93522<5>

Communities Also Named Darwin ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Darwin - they are located in Illinois, Indiana (2), Manitoba, Minnesota, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Darwin ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Darwin ...

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

Adding Darwin to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Darwin 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 Darwin was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<9>

From that list, the Darwin post office opened in 1875.

We also found Darwin in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Darwin.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Inyo, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
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<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Darwin - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 Darwin area will be assigned with one of these codes: 760 or 442. As a result, placing a call in the Darwin area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>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 community (such as Darwin). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Darwin or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<8>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.
<9>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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