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Welcome to French Gulch ...

French Gulch is located in Shasta County<1>.

French Gulch was established in 1854.

French Gulch is 1,390 feet [424 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for French Gulch: 530 & 837<3>

The ZIP code for French Gulch: 96033<4>

Communities Also Named French Gulch ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named French Gulch - it's located in Montana.

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

Communities near French Gulch ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for French Gulch ...

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

Adding French Gulch to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the French Gulch post office opened in 1856.

For more details, see References and Mentions for French Gulch.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Shasta, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around French Gulch - 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 530 code has been Overlayed with the 837 area code. New phone numbers in the French Gulch area will be assigned with one of these codes: 530 or 837. As a result, placing a call in the French Gulch 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 French Gulch). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether French Gulch 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/