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Welcome to Oakdale ...

The city of Oakdale is located in Stanislaus County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Oakdale, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1871.

The city was incorporated November 24, 1906.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Oakdale has a population of 23,259 people<2> (see below for details).

Oakdale is 160 feet [49 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Oakdale: 209 & 350<4>

The ZIP code for Oakdale: 95361<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Oakdale had an population of 23,259 people. This is an increase of 12.5% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 50.03% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Oakdale had a population of 20,675 people. This makes Oakdale the county's 5th most populous community.

The population of Oakdale represents 0.06% of the population of California (which has 37,253,956 people), making it the state's 288th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 20,675 people, the population of Oakdale increased 33.36% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 15,503 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Oakdale.

Communities Also Named Oakdale ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 89 communities that are also named Oakdale - they are located in Alabama (3), Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida (3), Georgia (6), Illinois (2), Indiana (2), Iowa, Kentucky (3), Louisiana (2), Maine, Maryland (3), Massachusetts (4), Michigan (2), Minnesota, Missouri (3), Nebraska, New Jersey, New York (3), North Carolina (11), North Dakota, Ohio (5), Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (5), South Carolina (3), Tennessee (6), Texas (4), Utah, Virginia (4), West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Websites for Oakdale ...

Official Website: www.ci.oakdale.ca.us/

Communities near Oakdale ...

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

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Oakdale. Our list includes 6 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Oakdale.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oakdale ...

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

Adding Oakdale to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Oakdale post office opened in 1871.

We also found Oakdale in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Oakdale.

The official website for Oakdale: www.ci.oakdale.ca.us/

The official website for Stanislaus County: www.co.stanislaus.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 Stanislaus, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Oakdale.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Oakdale - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 Oakdale area will be assigned with one of these codes: 209 or 350. As a result, placing a call in the Oakdale area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>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 city (such as Oakdale). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Oakdale or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>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.
<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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