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Welcome to Happy Camp ...

Happy Camp is located in Siskiyou County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Happy Camp, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1858.

When the people of Happy Camp refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Happy Campers<2>

Happy Camp is 1,080 feet [329 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Happy Camp: 530

The ZIP code for Happy Camp: 96039<4>

Communities Also Named Happy Camp ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Happy Camp - it's located in Nevada.

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

Communities near Happy Camp ...

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

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Happy Camp. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Happy Camp.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Happy Camp ...

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

Adding Happy Camp to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Happy Camp 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 Happy Camp was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the Happy Camp post office opened in 1858.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Happy Camp.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Siskiyou, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Happy Camp refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Happy Camp may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Happy Camp - 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 community (such as Happy Camp). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Happy Camp 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>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.
<7>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.
<8>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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