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Welcome to Edgar ...

Edgar is located in Imperial County<1>.

Edgar is near sea level<2>.

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

Note: If you leave Edgar and travel east, 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 Edgar: 760 & 442<3>

Communities Also Named Edgar ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Edgar - they are located in Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Edgar ...

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

  • El Centro
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Calexico
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Brawley
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Imperial
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Westmorland
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Plaster City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Plaster City is located in Imperial County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plaster City
  • Heber
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Ocotillo
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Watermans Corner
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Watermans Corner is located in Imperial County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watermans Corner
  • Alamorio
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Alamorio is located in Imperial County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamorio

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Edgar ...

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

Adding Edgar to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Edgar 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 Edgar was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - California & Nevada.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Edgar.

Footnotes ...

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