Welcome to Olancha ...
Olancha is located just east of the Sierra Nevada Mountains.
Olancha is located in Inyo County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Olancha, you might consider that their post office opened in 1870.
Olancha is 3,650 feet [1,113 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Olancha is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: Olancha lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Olancha: 760 & 442<3>
The ZIP code for Olancha: 93549<4>
Communities near Olancha ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Olancha.
- Cottonwood Charcoal Kilns ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Haiwee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Haiwee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haiwee
- Haiwee is located in Inyo County
- Haiwee has also been known as:
- Enchanted Lake Village
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Haiwee
- From Olancha to Haiwee
- Bartlett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Dunmovin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Talus ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Coso Junction
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Keeler
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Swansea ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Sykes ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Boulder Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
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 Olancha. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Olancha.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Olancha. 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 Olancha.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Olancha. See our Newspapers Page for Olancha.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Olancha ...
Looking for more information about Olancha? 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 Olancha, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Olancha.
Adding Olancha to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Olancha 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 Olancha was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Olancha post office opened in 1870.
We also found Olancha in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Olancha.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Inyo, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Olancha - 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 Olancha area will be assigned with one of these codes: 760 or 442. As a result, placing a call in the Olancha 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 Olancha). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Olancha or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |