Welcome to Middletown ...

Middletown is located in Lake County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Middletown, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1875.

Middletown is 1,090 feet [332 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The telephone area code for Middletown: (707)

The ZIP code for Middletown: 95461<3>

Communities Also Named Middletown ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two California communities named Middletown: This one is located in Lake County and the other is located in Shasta County.

Beyond California, there are 44 communities that are also named Middletown - they are located in British Columbia, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Illinois, Indiana (4), Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky (3), Maine, Maryland (3), Michigan, Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey (3), New York (2), North Carolina, Ohio (3), Pennsylvania (7), Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia (2) and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Middletown ...

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

• Windsor
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
  • Windsor is located in Sonoma County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,322 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windsor <4>
• Clearlake
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearlake
  • Clearlake is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,179 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clearlake <4>
• Healdsburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Healdsburg
  • Healdsburg is located in Sonoma County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,929 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Healdsburg <4>
• Saint Helena
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Helena
  • Saint Helena is located in Napa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,960 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Helena <4>
• Calistoga
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calistoga
  • Calistoga is located in Napa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,286 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calistoga <4>
• Hidden Valley Lake
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hidden Valley Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Valley Lake
  • Hidden Valley Lake is located in Lake County
• Cobb
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb
  • Cobb is located in Lake County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cobb <4>
• Kellogg
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg
  • Kellogg is located in Sonoma County
• Pine Grove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
  • Pine Grove is located in Lake County
• Seigler Springs
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seigler Springs
  • Seigler Springs is located in Lake County

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Middletown. Our list includes 9 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Middletown.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Middletown ...

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

Adding Middletown to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Middletown post office opened in 1875.

We also found Middletown in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Middletown.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Lake County: www.co.lake.ca.us/

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