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Welcome to Manteca ...

The city of Manteca is located in San Joaquin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Manteca, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1908.

The city was incorporated June 5, 1918.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Manteca has a population of 83,286 people<2> (see below for details).

Manteca is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Manteca: 209 & 350<4>

The ZIP codes for Manteca: 95336-95337<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Manteca had an population of 83,286 people. This is an increase of 24.13% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 69.08% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Manteca had a population of 67,096 people (which is 9.76% of the total population of San Joaquin County). This makes Manteca the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Manteca represents 0.18% of the total population of California (which has 37,253,956 people), making it the state's 119th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 67,096 people, the population of Manteca increased 36.21% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 49,258 people).

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

Websites for Manteca ...

Official Website: www.ci.manteca.ca.us/

Communities near Manteca ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Manteca ...

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

Adding Manteca to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Manteca post office opened in 1908.

We also found Manteca mentioned on a train schedule titled Southern Pacific Railroad Time Tables (July 1929).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Manteca.

The official website for Manteca: www.ci.manteca.ca.us/

The official website for San Joaquin County: www.sjgov.org/

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 San Joaquin, 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 Manteca.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Manteca - 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 Manteca area will be assigned with one of these codes: 209 or 350. As a result, placing a call in the Manteca 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 Manteca). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Manteca or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).

Our list of ZIP Codes for Manteca includes: 95336 & 95337.
<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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