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Welcome to McKittrick ...

McKittrick is located in Kern County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of McKittrick, you might consider that their post office opened in 1900.

McKittrick is 1,050 feet [320 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for McKittrick: 661

The ZIP code for McKittrick: 93251<3>

Communities Also Named McKittrick ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named McKittrick - it's located in Missouri.

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

Communities near McKittrick ...

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

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around McKittrick. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for McKittrick.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for McKittrick ...

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

Adding McKittrick to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of McKittrick 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 McKittrick was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the McKittrick post office opened in 1900.

For more details, see References and Mentions for McKittrick.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Kern, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around McKittrick - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 McKittrick). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether McKittrick or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/