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Welcome to Le Grand ...

Le Grand is located in Merced County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Le Grand, you might consider that their post office opened in 1896.

Le Grand is 250 feet [76 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Le Grand: 209 & 350<3>

The ZIP code for Le Grand: 95333<4>

Communities Also Named Le Grand ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Le Grand - they are located in Alabama and Iowa.

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

Communities near Le Grand ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Le Grand ...

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

Adding Le Grand to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Le Grand post office opened in 1896.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Le Grand.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Merced, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Le Grand - 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 209 code has been Overlayed with the 350 area code. New phone numbers in the Le Grand area will be assigned with one of these codes: 209 or 350. As a result, placing a call in the Le Grand 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 Le Grand). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Le Grand 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/