Welcome to Hughson ...

The city of Hughson is located in Stanislaus County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hughson, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1908.

The city was incorporated December 9, 1972.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Hughson has a population of 7,614 people<2> (see below for details).

Hughson is 120 feet [37 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Hughson is within the boundaries of the (209) area code.

The ZIP code for Hughson: 95326<4>

Websites for Hughson ...

Official Website: www.hughson.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Hughson had an population of 7,614 people. This is an increase of 14.67% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 91.31% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Hughson had a population of 6,640 people. This makes Hughson the county's 9th most populous community.

The population of Hughson represents 0.02% of the population of California (which has 37,253,956 people), making it the state's 407th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 6,640 people, the population of Hughson increased 66.83% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 3,980 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Hughson.

Communities near Hughson ...

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

• Modesto
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modesto
  • Modesto is located in Stanislaus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 215,666 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Modesto <5>
• Turlock
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turlock
  • Turlock is located in Stanislaus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,059 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Turlock <5>
• Riverbank
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbank
  • Riverbank is located in Stanislaus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,710 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverbank <5>
• Oakdale
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
  • Oakdale is located in Stanislaus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,228 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakdale <5>
• Patterson
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
  • Patterson is located in Stanislaus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,542 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Patterson <5>
• Ripon
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripon
  • Ripon is located in San Joaquin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,774 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ripon <5>
• Livingston
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
  • Livingston is located in Merced County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,926 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Livingston <5>
• Waterford
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
  • Waterford is located in Stanislaus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,944 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterford <5>
• Escalon
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escalon
  • Escalon is located in San Joaquin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,580 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Escalon <5>
• Keyes
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyes
  • Keyes is located in Stanislaus County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keyes <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hughson ...

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

Adding Hughson to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Hughson post office opened in 1908.

We also found Hughson on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for California (1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hughson.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Hughson: www.hughson.org/

The official website for Stanislaus County: www.co.stanislaus.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/