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Welcome to The Homestead ...

The Homestead is located in San Joaquin County<1>.

When the people of The Homestead refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Homesteader<2>

The Homestead is near sea level<3>.

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

Area Codes for The Homestead: 209 & 350<4>

Communities Also Named The Homestead ...

While we believe that this The Homestead is located in San Joaquin County, we know of another 5 California communities named The Homestead. Those communities are located in the following counties: Kern, Modoc, Riverside, Sacramento and San Joaquin County.

Beyond California, there are 39 communities that are also named The Homestead - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Colorado, Florida (2), Georgia (2), Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Manitoba, Maryland, Michigan (2), Mississippi, Missouri (2), Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, North Carolina (2), Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee (2), Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near The Homestead ...

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

  • Tracy
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Tracy is located in San Joaquin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,025 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tracy <5>
  • Manteca
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Manteca is located in San Joaquin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manteca
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 84,445 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manteca <5>
  • Lodi
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Lodi is located in San Joaquin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 68,186 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lodi <5>
  • Lathrop
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Lathrop is located in San Joaquin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lathrop
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,373 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lathrop <5>
  • Ripon
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Ripon is located in San Joaquin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,774 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ripon <5>
  • Escalon
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Escalon is located in San Joaquin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escalon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,580 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Escalon <5>
  • Lincoln Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Lincoln Village is located in San Joaquin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Village
  • Manteca Junction
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Manteca Junction is located in San Joaquin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manteca Junction
  • Holt
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Morada
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Morada is located in San Joaquin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morada

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for The Homestead ...

Looking for more information about The Homestead? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to The Homestead, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for The Homestead.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including San Joaquin, 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 The Homestead 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 The Homestead may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around The Homestead - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 209 code has been Overlayed with the 350 area code. New phone numbers in the The Homestead area will be assigned with one of these codes: 209 or 350. As a result, placing a call in the The Homestead area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.