RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of California >> Imperial County >> FondoIndex...

Welcome to Fondo ...

Fondo is located in Imperial County<1>.

Fondo is near sea level<2>.

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

Note: If you leave Fondo 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 Fondo: 760 & 442<3>

Communities near Fondo ...

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

  • Brawley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Imperial
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Calipatria
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Westmorland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Estelle
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Estelle is located in Imperial County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estelle
  • Niland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Alamorio
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Alamorio is located in Imperial County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamorio
  • Bombay Beach
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Bombay Beach is located in Imperial County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bombay Beach
  • Pope ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Pope is located in Imperial County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
  • Amos ‑ Historic
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Amos is located in Imperial County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amos

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fondo ...

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

Adding Fondo to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fondo.

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 Fondo - 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 Fondo area will be assigned with one of these codes: 760 or 442. As a result, placing a call in the Fondo 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.