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Welcome to Moss Beach ...

Moss Beach is located in San Mateo County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Moss Beach, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1910.

A typical abbreviation for Moss Beach: Moss Bch.

Moss Beach is 60 feet [18 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Moss Beach: 650

The ZIP code for Moss Beach: 94038<3>

Communities near Moss Beach ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Moss Beach ...

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

Adding Moss Beach to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Moss Beach post office opened in 1910.

We also found Moss Beach mentioned on a train schedule titled Nevada County Narrow Gauge Employees' Time Table (February 1938).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Moss Beach.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including San Mateo, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Moss Beach - 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 Moss Beach). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Moss Beach 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 their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/