Welcome to Meloland ...

Meloland is located in Imperial County<1>.

The location of Meloland has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

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

Meloland is near sea level<3>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Meloland (for example, toward Yuma (AZ)), you will leave Pacific Time and cross into the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST). In addition, you will be moving from an area that observes daylight saving time to one that does not.

Area codes for Meloland: (760) & (442)<4>

Communities near Meloland ...

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

• El Centro
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Centro
  • El Centro is located in Imperial County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,601 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for El Centro <5>
• Calexico
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calexico
  • Calexico is located in Imperial County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,547 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calexico <5>
• Brawley
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brawley
  • Brawley is located in Imperial County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,015 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brawley <5>
• Imperial
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imperial
  • Imperial is located in Imperial County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,663 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Imperial <5>
• Holtville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holtville
  • Holtville is located in Imperial County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,095 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holtville <5>
• Westmorland
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmorland
  • Westmorland is located in Imperial County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,231 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westmorland <5>
• Heber
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heber
  • Heber is located in Imperial County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heber <5>
• Date City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Date City
  • Date City is located in Imperial County
• Alamorio
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alamorio have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamorio
  • Alamorio is located in Imperial County
• Seeley
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seeley
  • Seeley is located in Imperial County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seeley <5>

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Meloland ...

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

Adding Meloland to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Meloland post office opened in 1908.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Meloland.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Meloland. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Imperial County: www.co.imperial.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/