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Welcome to Elvira ...

Elvira is located in San Diego County<1>.

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

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

Area Codes for Elvira: 619 & 858<3>

Communities Also Named Elvira ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Elvira - they are located in Alabama, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky and New Mexico.

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

Communities near Elvira ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Elvira ...

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

Adding Elvira to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Elvira.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including San Diego, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Elvira - 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 619 code has been Overlayed with the 858 area code. New phone numbers in the Elvira area will be assigned with one of these codes: 619 or 858. As a result, placing a call in the Elvira 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.