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Welcome to Lee Vining ...

Lee Vining is located just east of the Sierra Nevada Mountains.

Lee Vining is located in Mono County<1>.

Lee Vining was established in 1852.

Lee Vining is 6,780 feet [2,067 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Lee Vining is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Lee Vining: 760 & 442<3>

The ZIP code for Lee Vining: 93541<4>

The community of Lee Vining was previously named Leevining. Going back to its beginning, Lee Vining was originally named Lakeview. For more information about the names of Lee Vining, see The Names of Lee Vining on our Genealogy Page.

Communities near Lee Vining ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lee Vining ...

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

Adding Lee Vining to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lee Vining 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 Lee Vining was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

X2X - From that list, the Lee Vining post office opened in 1928.

We also found Lee Vining mentioned on a train schedule titled Trailways Santa Fe Bus Time Table (July 1945).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lee Vining.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lee Vining. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Mono County: www.monocounty.ca.gov/

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 Mono, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lee Vining - 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 760 code has been Overlayed with the 442 area code. New phone numbers in the Lee Vining area will be assigned with one of these codes: 760 or 442. As a result, placing a call in the Lee Vining 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 Lee Vining). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Lee Vining or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>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.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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




 

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