Welcome to La Porte ...
La Porte is located in Plumas County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of La Porte, you might consider that their post office opened in 1857.
La Porte is 4,980 feet [1,518 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of La Porte is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: La Porte lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
La Porte is located in the (530) area code.
The ZIP code for La Porte: 95981<3>
Communities Also Named La Porte ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named La Porte - they are located in Colorado, Indiana, Kansas and Texas.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for La Porte.
Communities near La Porte ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near La Porte.
- Poker Flat
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poker Flat
- Poker Flat is located in Sierra County
- Brandy City ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brandy City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandy City
- Brandy City is located in Sierra County
- Strawberry Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry Valley
- Strawberry Valley is located in Yuba County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strawberry Valley <5>
- Downieville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downieville
- Downieville is located in Sierra County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Downieville <5>
- Goodyears Bar
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodyears Bar
- Goodyears Bar is located in Sierra County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goodyears Bar <5>
- Depot Hill ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Depot Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depot Hill
- Depot Hill is located in Yuba County
- Lumpkin ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest) - Clipper Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clipper Mills
- Clipper Mills is located in Butte County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clipper Mills <5>
- Oroleve
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oroleve
- Oroleve is located in Butte County
- Feather Falls
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feather Falls
- Feather Falls is located in Butte County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Feather Falls <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 La Porte. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for La Porte.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of La Porte. 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 La Porte.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around La Porte. See our Newspapers Page for La Porte.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for La Porte ...
Looking for more information about La Porte? 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 La Porte, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for La Porte.
Adding La Porte to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of La Porte 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 La Porte was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the La Porte post office opened in 1857.
We also found La Porte in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for La Porte.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for La Porte. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Plumas County: www.countyofplumas.com/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Plumas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around La Porte - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | 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 La Porte). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether La Porte or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |