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Welcome to McKay ...

McKay is located in Calaveras County<1>.

McKay is 4,170 feet [1,271 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of McKay is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Area Codes for McKay: 209 & 350<3>

Communities Also Named McKay ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two California communities named McKay: This one is located in Calaveras County and the other is located in San Luis Obispo County.

Beyond California, there are 9 communities that are also named McKay - they are located in Michigan (2), Ohio, Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee and Washington (2).

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

Communities near McKay ...

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

  • Sonora
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Angels
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Angels is located in Calaveras County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angels
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,963 people
  • Angels City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Angels City is located in Calaveras County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angels City
  • Avery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Camp Connell
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Hathaway Pines
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Big Trees Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Big Trees Village is located in Calaveras County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Trees Village
  • Cedar Vista
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Cedar Vista is located in Calaveras County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Vista
  • Forest Meadows
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Forest Meadows is located in Calaveras County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Meadows
  • Sheep Ranch
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for McKay ...

Looking for more information about McKay? 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 McKay, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for McKay.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Calaveras, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around McKay - 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 209 code has been Overlayed with the 350 area code. New phone numbers in the McKay area will be assigned with one of these codes: 209 or 350. As a result, placing a call in the McKay 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.