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Welcome to Pinecrest ...

Pinecrest is located in Tuolumne County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pinecrest, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1917.

Pinecrest is 5,670 feet [1,728 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Pinecrest is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Pinecrest: 209 & 350<3>

The ZIP code for Pinecrest: 95364<4>

Communities Also Named Pinecrest ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two California communities named Pinecrest: This one is located in Tuolumne County and the other is located in Nevada County.

Beyond California, there are 30 communities that are also named Pinecrest - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida (4), Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana (2), Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi (2), North Carolina (3), Ontario (2), Pennsylvania, South Carolina (4), Tennessee, Utah and Virginia.

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

Websites for Pinecrest ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.tcchamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Pinecrest, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Pinecrest ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pinecrest ...

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

Adding Pinecrest to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pinecrest 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 Pinecrest was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Pinecrest post office opened in 1917.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pinecrest.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Tuolumne, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pinecrest - 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 Pinecrest area will be assigned with one of these codes: 209 or 350. As a result, placing a call in the Pinecrest area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>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 Pinecrest). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Pinecrest or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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