Welcome to El Nido ...

While we don't have a date for the founding of El Nido, you might consider that their post office opened in 1920.

El Nido is 140 feet [43 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for El Nido: 209 & 350<3>

The ZIP code for El Nido: 95317<4>

Communities Also Named El Nido ...

While we believe that this El Nido is located in Merced County, we know of another 2 California communities named El Nido. Those communities are located in the following counties: Los Angeles and San Diego County.

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

Communities near El Nido ...

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

Merced
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Merced is located in Merced County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merced
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88,235 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Merced <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Merced
- From El Nido to Merced
Atwater
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Atwater is located in Merced County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,296 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atwater <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Atwater
- From El Nido to Atwater
Chowchilla
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Chowchilla is located in Madera County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,153 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chowchilla <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Chowchilla
- From El Nido to Chowchilla
Firebaugh
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Firebaugh is located in Fresno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firebaugh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,756 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Firebaugh <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Firebaugh
- From El Nido to Firebaugh
Dos Palos
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dos Palos is located in Merced County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dos Palos
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,269 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dos Palos <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Dos Palos
- From El Nido to Dos Palos
Athlone
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Athlone is located in Merced County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athlone
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Athlone
- From El Nido to Athlone
Santa Rita Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Santa Rita Park is located in Merced County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Rita Park
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santa Rita Park <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Santa Rita Park
- From El Nido to Santa Rita Park
Lincoln ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln is located in Madera County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
Plainsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Plainsburg is located in Merced County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainsburg
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Plainsburg
- From El Nido to Plainsburg
Tuttle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tuttle is located in Merced County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuttle
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Tuttle
- From El Nido to Tuttle

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for El Nido ...

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

Adding El Nido to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of El Nido 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 El Nido was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the El Nido post office opened in 1920.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Merced, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around El Nido - 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 209 code has been Overlayed with the 350 area code. New phone numbers in the El Nido area will be assigned with one of these codes: 209 or 350. As a result, placing a call in the El Nido 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 El Nido). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether El Nido 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/