Welcome to Mineral ...

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mineral, you might consider that their post office opened in 1894.

Mineral is 4,910 feet [1,497 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Mineral is about 1 mile [or 1½ km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Mineral: 530

The ZIP code for Mineral: 96063<3>

Communities Also Named Mineral ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 16 communities that are also named Mineral - they are located in Arkansas (2), Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Nevada, New Brunswick, Ohio (2), Oregon, Texas, Virginia (2) and Washington.

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

Communities near Mineral ...

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

Mill Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- Mill Creek is located in Tehama County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mill Creek <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Mill Creek
- From Mineral to Mill Creek
Dantuma Place
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
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- Dantuma Place is located in Tehama County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Dantuma Place
- From Mineral to Dantuma Place
Viola ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Viola. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
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- Viola is located in Shasta County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Viola
- From Mineral to Viola
Manzanita Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
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- Manzanita Lake is located in Shasta County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Manzanita Lake
- From Mineral to Manzanita Lake
Manton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
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- Manton is located in Tehama County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manton <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Manton
- From Mineral to Manton
Paynes Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
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- Paynes Creek is located in Tehama County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paynes Creek <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Paynes Creek
- From Mineral to Paynes Creek
Butte Meadows
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
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- Butte Meadows is located in Butte County
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- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Butte Meadows
- From Mineral to Butte Meadows
Shingletown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
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- Shingletown is located in Shasta County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shingletown <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Shingletown
- From Mineral to Shingletown
Chester
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
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- Chester is located in Plumas County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Chester
- From Mineral to Chester
Inwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
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- Inwood is located in Shasta County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Inwood
- From Mineral to Inwood

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mineral ...

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

Adding Mineral to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Mineral post office opened in 1894.

We also found Mineral on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for California (1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mineral.

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Tehama, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mineral - 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 Mineral). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Mineral 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>	An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>	A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/