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Welcome to Gridley ...

The city of Gridley is located in Butte County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gridley, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Gridley has a population of 7,611 people<2> (see below for details).

Gridley is 90 feet [27 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Gridley: 530

The ZIP code for Gridley: 95948<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Gridley had an population of 7,611 people. This is an increase of 15.6% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 41.42% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Gridley had a population of 6,584 people. This makes Gridley the county's 4th most populous community.

The population of Gridley represents 0.02% of the population of California (which has 37,253,956 people), making it the state's 409th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 6,584 people, the population of Gridley increased 22.33% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 5,382 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Gridley.

Communities Also Named Gridley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Gridley - they are located in Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Mississippi and Missouri.

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

Websites for Gridley ...

Official Website: www.gridley.ca.us/

Communities near Gridley ...

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

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Gridley. Our list includes 4 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Gridley.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gridley ...

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

Adding Gridley to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Gridley 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 Gridley was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gridley.

The official website for Gridley: www.gridley.ca.us/

The official website for Butte County: www.buttecounty.net/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Butte, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Gridley.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gridley - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<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 city (such as Gridley). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Gridley 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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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