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Welcome to Melvin ...

Melvin is located in Fresno County<1>.

Melvin is 350 feet [107 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Melvin: 559 & 357<3>

Communities Also Named Melvin ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 16 communities that are also named Melvin - they are located in Alabama (2), Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania and Texas.

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

Communities near Melvin ...

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

  • Fresno
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Sanger
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Selma
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Selma is located in Fresno County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,370 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Selma <4>
  • Parlier
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Fowler
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Pinedale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Gordon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Gordon is located in Fresno County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
  • Calwa
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Calwa is located in Fresno County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calwa
  • Lone Star
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Lone Star is located in Fresno County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
  • Malaga
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Malaga is located in Fresno County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malaga

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Melvin ...

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

Adding Melvin to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Melvin.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Fresno, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Melvin - 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 Melvin area will be assigned with one of these codes: 559 or 357. As a result, placing a call in the Melvin 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.