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Welcome to Inverness ...

Inverness is located in Marin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Inverness, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1897.

Inverness is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Inverness: 415 & 628<3>

The ZIP code for Inverness: 94937<4>

Communities Also Named Inverness ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 19 communities that are also named Inverness - they are located in Alabama (2), Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Montana, New York, North Carolina (2), Nova Scotia, Ohio, Prince Edward Island and Quebec.

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

Communities near Inverness ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Inverness ...

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

Adding Inverness to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Inverness post office opened in 1897.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Inverness.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Marin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Inverness - 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 415 code has been Overlayed with the 628 area code. New phone numbers in the Inverness area will be assigned with one of these codes: 415 or 628. As a result, placing a call in the Inverness 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 Inverness). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Inverness 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/