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Welcome to Douglas City ...

Douglas City is located in Trinity County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Douglas City, you might consider that their post office opened in 1859.

Douglas City is 1,670 feet [509 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Douglas City: 530 & 837<3>

The ZIP code for Douglas City: 96024<4>

Communities Also Named Douglas City ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Douglas City - they are located in Florida and South Dakota.

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

Communities near Douglas City ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Douglas City ...

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

Adding Douglas City to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Douglas City 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 (so far) for Douglas City was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Douglas City post office opened in 1859.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Douglas City.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Trinity, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Douglas City - 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 530 code has been Overlayed with the 837 area code. New phone numbers in the Douglas City area will be assigned with one of these codes: 530 or 837. As a result, placing a call in the Douglas City area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<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 community (such as Douglas City). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Douglas City 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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