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Welcome to Orosi ...

Orosi is located in Tulare County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Orosi, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

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

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

Area Code for Orosi: 559

The ZIP code for Orosi: 93647<3>

Communities near Orosi ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Orosi ...

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

Adding Orosi to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Orosi 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 Orosi was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Orosi post office opened in 1888.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Orosi.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Tulare, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Orosi - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 Orosi). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Orosi or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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