Welcome to O'Brien ...
O'Brien is located in Shasta County<1>.
O'Brien was established in 1945.
The origin (or the toponymy) of O'Brien: Named after Con O'Brien.
O'Brien is 1,230 feet [375 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: O'Brien lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for O'Brien: 530
The ZIP code for O'Brien: 96070<3>
Communities Also Named O'Brien ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named O'Brien - they are located in Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Newfoundland and Labrador, Ontario (3), Oregon, Texas, Washington and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for O'Brien.
Communities near O'Brien ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near O'Brien.
- Redding
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Shasta Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bayha
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bayha. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayha
- Bayha is located in Shasta County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Bayha
- From O'Brien to Bayha
- Bonita ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bonita. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonita
- Bonita is located in Shasta County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Bonita
- From O'Brien to Bonita
- Heroult ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Heroult. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heroult
- Heroult is located in Shasta County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Heroult
- From O'Brien to Heroult
- McColl ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McColl. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McColl
- McColl is located in Shasta County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to McColl
- From O'Brien to McColl
- Sugarloaf
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ydaloom ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ydaloom. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ydaloom
- Ydaloom is located in Shasta County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Ydaloom
- From O'Brien to Ydaloom
- Antlers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Copper City ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
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 O'Brien. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for O'Brien.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of O'Brien. 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 O'Brien.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around O'Brien. See our Newspapers Page for O'Brien.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for O'Brien ...
Looking for more information about O'Brien? 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 O'Brien, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for O'Brien.
Adding O'Brien to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of O'Brien 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 O'Brien was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the O'Brien post office opened in 1945.
For more details, see References and Mentions for O'Brien.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Shasta, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around O'Brien - 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 O'Brien). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether O'Brien 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/ |