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Welcome to Moss Landing ...

Moss Landing is located in Monterey County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Moss Landing, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1917.

A typical abbreviation for Moss Landing: Moss Lndg. (or less commonly used: Moss Lndng.)

Moss Landing is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for Moss Landing: 831

The ZIP code for Moss Landing: 95039<3>

The community of Moss Landing was previously named Moss.

Communities Also Named Moss Landing ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Moss Landing - it's located in Florida.

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

Websites for Moss Landing ...

Junior League:   www.jlmontereycounty.org/

Communities near Moss Landing ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Moss Landing ...

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

Adding Moss Landing to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Moss Landing post office opened in 1917.

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Monterey, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Moss Landing - 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 Landing). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Moss Landing 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/