Welcome to Paicines ...
Paicines is located in San Benito County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Paicines, you might consider that their post office opened in 1874.
Paicines is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Paicines lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Paicines: 831
The ZIP code for Paicines: 95043<3>
Communities near Paicines ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Paicines.
- Hollister
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gonzales
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- San Juan Bautista
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tres Pinos
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgemark
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pinnacles
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pinnacles. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinnacles
- Pinnacles is located in San Benito County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Pinnacles
- From Paicines to Pinnacles
- Dunneville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chualar
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- San Benito
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Sargent ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
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 Paicines. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Paicines.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Paicines. 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 Paicines.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Paicines. See our Newspapers Page for Paicines.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Paicines ...
Looking for more information about Paicines? 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 Paicines, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Paicines.
Adding Paicines to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Paicines 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 Paicines was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Paicines post office opened in 1874.
We also found Paicines in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Paicines.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including San Benito, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Paicines - 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 Paicines). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Paicines 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> | 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> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |