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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

Area Code for Glenn: 530

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.

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.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Glenn, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Glenn - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 Glenn). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Glenn or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<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 their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/