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Welcome to Madeline ...

Madeline is located in Lassen County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Madeline, you might consider that their post office opened in 1875.

Madeline is 5,320 feet [1,622 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Madeline is 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Madeline: 530 & 837<3>

The ZIP code for Madeline: 96119<4>

Communities Also Named Madeline ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Madeline - they are located in Kansas, South Carolina and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Madeline ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Madeline ...

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

Adding Madeline to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Madeline post office opened in 1875.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Madeline.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Lassen, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Madeline - 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 530 code has been Overlayed with the 837 area code. New phone numbers in the Madeline area will be assigned with one of these codes: 530 or 837. As a result, placing a call in the Madeline 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 Madeline). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Madeline 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/