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Welcome to Matchin ...

Matchin is located in Tulare County<1>.

Matchin is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Matchin: 559 & 357<3>

Communities near Matchin ...

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

  • Visalia
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Tulare
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulare
    • Tulare is located in Tulare County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,797 people
    • Tulare has also been known as:
    • Tulare City
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tulare <4>
  • Porterville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Lindsay
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Farmersville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Woodlake
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • East Farmersville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Farmersville
    • East Farmersville is located in Tulare County
  • Ivanhoe
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Woodlake Junction
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlake Junction
    • Woodlake Junction is located in Tulare County
  • Lemon Cove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Matchin ...

Looking for more information about Matchin? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Matchin, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Matchin.

Adding Matchin to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Matchin 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 Matchin was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - California & Nevada.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Matchin.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Tulare, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Matchin - 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 559 code has been Overlayed with the 357 area code. New phone numbers in the Matchin area will be assigned with one of these codes: 559 or 357. As a result, placing a call in the Matchin area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.