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Welcome to Livingston ...

The city of Livingston is located in Merced County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Livingston, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1873.

The city was incorporated September 11, 1922.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Livingston has a population of 14,744 people<2> (see below for details).

Livingston is 120 feet [37 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Livingston: 209 & 350<4>

The ZIP code for Livingston: 95334<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Livingston had an population of 14,744 people. This is an increase of 12.91% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 40.78% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Livingston had a population of 13,058 people (or 5.09% of the total population of Merced County). This makes Livingston the county's 4th most populous community.

The population of Livingston represents 0.04% of the total population of California (which has 37,253,956 people), making it the state's 338th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 13,058 people, the population of Livingston increased 24.68% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 10,473 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Livingston.

Communities Also Named Livingston ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 37 communities that are also named Livingston - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Florida (2), Georgia (2), Illinois (3), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi (2), Missouri (2), Montana, New Jersey, New York (3), Newfoundland and Labrador, Ohio (2), South Carolina, Tennessee (2), Texas, Utah, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Websites for Livingston ...

Official Website: www.livingstonca.org/

Communities near Livingston ...

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

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Livingston. Our list includes 4 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Livingston.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Livingston ...

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

Adding Livingston to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Livingston post office opened in 1873.

We also found Livingston in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Livingston.

The official website for Livingston: www.livingstonca.org/

The official website for Merced County: www.co.merced.ca.us/

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 Merced, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Livingston.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Livingston - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 Livingston area will be assigned with one of these codes: 209 or 350. As a result, placing a call in the Livingston area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>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 city (such as Livingston). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Livingston or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<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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