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Welcome to Essex ...

Essex is located in Humboldt County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Essex, you might consider that their post office opened in 1902.

Essex is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Essex: 707 & 369<3>

Communities Also Named Essex ...

While we believe that this Essex is located in Humboldt County, we know of another 2 California communities named Essex. Those communities are located in the following counties: Nevada and San Bernardino County.

Beyond California, there are 32 communities that are also named Essex - they are located in Arkansas, Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois (3), Iowa, Kansas (2), Maryland, Massachusetts (2), Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina (2), North Dakota, Ohio (3), Ontario, Vermont, Washington and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Essex ...

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

  • Eureka
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Eureka is located in Humboldt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,652 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eureka <4>
  • Arcata
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Arcata is located in Humboldt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcata
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,044 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arcata <4>
  • Blue Lake
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Trinidad
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Bayside
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Korbel
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • McKinleyville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Tyee City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Tyee City is located in Humboldt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyee City
  • The Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Springs is located in Humboldt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Springs
  • Freshwater Corners
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Freshwater Corners is located in Humboldt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freshwater Corners

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Essex ...

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

Adding Essex to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Essex post office opened in 1902. The Essex post office closed in 1903.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Essex.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Humboldt, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Essex - 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 707 code has been Overlayed with the 369 area code. New phone numbers in the Essex area will be assigned with one of these codes: 707 or 369. As a result, placing a call in the Essex 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.
<5>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/