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Welcome to Hood ...

Hood is located in Sacramento County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hood, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1912.

Hood is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Codes for Hood: 916 & 279<3>

The ZIP code for Hood: 95639<4>

Communities Also Named Hood ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Hood - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Louisiana (2), Maryland, New Mexico, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia and Washington.

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

Communities near Hood ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hood ...

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

Adding Hood to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Hood post office opened in 1912.

We also found Hood mentioned on a train schedule titled Southern Pacific Railroad Time Tables (July 1929).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hood.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Sacramento, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hood - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 916 code has been Overlayed with the 279 area code. New phone numbers in the Hood area will be assigned with one of these codes: 916 or 279. As a result, placing a call in the Hood area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<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 Hood). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Hood 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>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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