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Welcome to Mountain Ranch ...

Mountain Ranch is located in Calaveras County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mountain Ranch, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1858.

A typical abbreviation for Mountain Ranch: Mtn. Rnch.

Mountain Ranch is 2,130 feet [649 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Mountain Ranch is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Mountain Ranch: 209 & 350<3>

The ZIP code for Mountain Ranch: 95246<4>

Communities near Mountain Ranch ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mountain Ranch ...

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

Adding Mountain Ranch to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mountain Ranch 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 Mountain Ranch was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

X2X - From that list, the Mountain Ranch post office opened in 1858.

We also found Mountain Ranch in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mountain Ranch.

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

The official website for Calaveras County: www.co.calaveras.ca.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Calaveras, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mountain Ranch - 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 209 code has been Overlayed with the 350 area code. New phone numbers in the Mountain Ranch area will be assigned with one of these codes: 209 or 350. As a result, placing a call in the Mountain Ranch area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>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 Mountain Ranch). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Mountain Ranch or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<7>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<8>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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




 

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