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Welcome to Imola ...

Imola is located in Napa County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Imola, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1920.

Imola is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Codes for Imola: 707 & 369<3>

Communities near Imola ...

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

  • Vallejo
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Fairfield
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Vacaville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Petaluma
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Novato
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Martinez
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinez
    • Martinez is located in Contra Costa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,027 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinez <4>
  • Suisun City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suisun City
    • Suisun City is located in Solano County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,305 people
    • Suisun City has also been known as:
    • Suisun
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Suisun City <4>
  • Benicia
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Hercules
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hercules
    • Hercules is located in Contra Costa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,221 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hercules <4>
  • American Canyon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Imola ...

Looking for more information about Imola? 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 Imola, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Imola.

Adding Imola to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Imola 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 Imola was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Imola post office opened in 1920.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Imola.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Napa, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Imola - 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 707 code has been Overlayed with the 369 area code. New phone numbers in the Imola area will be assigned with one of these codes: 707 or 369. As a result, placing a call in the Imola area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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