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Welcome to Hornbrook ...

Hornbrook is located in Siskiyou County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hornbrook, you might consider that their post office opened in 1891.

Hornbrook is 2,170 feet [661 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Hornbrook is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Hornbrook: 530 & 837<3>

The ZIP code for Hornbrook: 96044<4>

Communities Also Named Hornbrook ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Hornbrook - it's located in Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Hornbrook ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hornbrook ...

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

Adding Hornbrook to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hornbrook 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 (so far) for Hornbrook was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Hornbrook post office opened in 1891.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hornbrook.

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>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hornbrook - 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 530 code has been Overlayed with the 837 area code. New phone numbers in the Hornbrook area will be assigned with one of these codes: 530 or 837. As a result, placing a call in the Hornbrook 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 Hornbrook). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Hornbrook 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 the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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