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Welcome to Old Town ...

Old Town is located in Marin County<1>.

Old Town is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Codes for Old Town: 415 & 628<3>

Communities Also Named Old Town ...

While we believe that this Old Town is located in Marin County, we know of another 4 California communities named Old Town. Those communities are located in the following counties: Kern, San Diego, Santa Barbara and Ventura County.

Beyond California, there are 35 communities that are also named Old Town - they are located in Alabama (3), Arkansas (2), British Columbia, Florida (2), Georgia, Indiana (2), Iowa, Maine, Maryland (2), Missouri (2), Montana, New Mexico (2), New York, North Carolina (2), Northwest Territories, Ohio (2), Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and Washington.

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

Communities near Old Town ...

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

  • Vallejo
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Richmond
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
    • Richmond is located in Contra Costa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 110,038 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond <4>
  • Petaluma
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • San Rafael
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Rohnert Park
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • San Pablo
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Hercules
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hercules
    • Hercules is located in Contra Costa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,221 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hercules <4>
  • El Cerrito
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • American Canyon
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Pinole
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinole
    • Pinole is located in Contra Costa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,207 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pinole <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Old Town ...

Looking for more information about Old Town? 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 Town, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Old Town.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Marin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Old Town - 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 415 code has been Overlayed with the 628 area code. New phone numbers in the Old Town area will be assigned with one of these codes: 415 or 628. As a result, placing a call in the Old Town 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.