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Welcome to Old Dickenson Ferry ...

Old Dickenson Ferry is located in Merced County<1>.

Old Dickenson Ferry is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Old Dickenson Ferry: 209 & 350<3>

Communities near Old Dickenson Ferry ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Old Dickenson Ferry.

  • Merced
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Turlock
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Turlock is located in Stanislaus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turlock
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,059 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Turlock <4>
  • Los Banos
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Atwater
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Livingston
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Newman
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Newman is located in Stanislaus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newman
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,702 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newman <4>
  • Gustine
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Dos Palos
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Stevinson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Abbato ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Abbato is located in Merced County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbato

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Old Dickenson Ferry ...

Looking for more information about Old Dickenson Ferry? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Old Dickenson Ferry, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Old Dickenson Ferry.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Merced, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Old Dickenson Ferry - 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 Old Dickenson Ferry area will be assigned with one of these codes: 209 or 350. As a result, placing a call in the Old Dickenson Ferry area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.