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Welcome to Guinda ...

Guinda is located in Yolo County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Guinda, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

Guinda is 360 feet [110 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Guinda: 530

The ZIP code for Guinda: 95637<3>

Communities near Guinda ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Guinda ...

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

Adding Guinda to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Guinda post office opened in 1889.

We also found Guinda in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Guinda.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Yolo, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Guinda - 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 Guinda). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Guinda 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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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