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Welcome to El Granada ...

El Granada is located in San Mateo County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of El Granada, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1909.

El Granada is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for El Granada: 650

The ZIP code for El Granada: 94018<3>

Communities near El Granada ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for El Granada ...

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

Adding El Granada to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of El Granada 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 El Granada was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the El Granada post office opened in 1909.

For more details, see References and Mentions for El Granada.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including San Mateo, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around El Granada - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 El Granada). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether El Granada or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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