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Welcome to Ocotillo ...

Ocotillo is located in Imperial County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ocotillo, you might consider that their post office opened in 1957.

Ocotillo is 370 feet [113 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Ocotillo: 760 & 442<3>

The ZIP code for Ocotillo: 92259<4>

Communities Also Named Ocotillo ...

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

Communities near Ocotillo ...

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

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Ocotillo. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ocotillo.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ocotillo ...

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

Adding Ocotillo to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ocotillo 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 (so far) for Ocotillo was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Ocotillo post office opened in 1957.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ocotillo.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Imperial, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ocotillo - 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 760 code has been Overlayed with the 442 area code. New phone numbers in the Ocotillo area will be assigned with one of these codes: 760 or 442. As a result, placing a call in the Ocotillo 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 Ocotillo). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Ocotillo 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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