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Welcome to Piedra ...

Piedra is located in Fresno County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Piedra, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1949.

Piedra is 530 feet [162 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Piedra: 559

The ZIP code for Piedra: 93649<3>

Communities Also Named Piedra ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Piedra - they are located in Arizona and Colorado.

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

Communities near Piedra ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Piedra ...

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

Adding Piedra to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Piedra 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 Piedra was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Piedra post office opened in 1949.

We also found Piedra in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - California & Nevada.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Piedra.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Fresno, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Piedra - 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 Piedra). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Piedra 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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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