Welcome to Glenn ...

Glenn is located in Glenn County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Glenn, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1903.

Glenn is 90 feet [27 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Glenn is located in the (530) area code.

The ZIP code for Glenn: 95943<3>

Communities Also Named Glenn ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 18 communities that are also named Glenn - they are located in Georgia, Illinois (2), Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Manitoba, Michigan, Missouri (2), Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas and Utah.

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

Communities near Glenn ...

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

• Chico
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chico
  • Chico is located in Butte County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 102,867 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chico <4>
• Orland
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orland
  • Orland is located in Glenn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,068 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orland <4>
• Willows
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willows
  • Willows is located in Glenn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,036 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willows <4>
• Bigg's
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigg's
  • Bigg's is located in Butte County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,025 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bigg's <4>
• Butte City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butte City
  • Butte City is located in Glenn County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butte City <4>
• Afton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
  • Afton is located in Glenn County
• Princeton
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
  • Princeton is located in Colusa County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Princeton <4>
• Artois
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artois
  • Artois is located in Glenn County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Artois <4>
• Dayton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
  • Dayton is located in Butte County
• Nelson
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
  • Nelson is located in Butte County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nelson <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Glenn ...

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

Adding Glenn to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Glenn post office opened in 1903.

We also found Glenn on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for California (1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Glenn.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Glenn. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Glenn County: www.countyofglenn.net/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/