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Welcome to Point Reyes Station ...

Point Reyes Station is located in Marin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Point Reyes Station, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

A typical abbreviation for Point Reyes Station: Pt. Reyes Sta. (in Canada, 'Stn.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Point Reyes Station is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Point Reyes Station: 415 & 628<3>

The ZIP code for Point Reyes Station: 94956<4>

Communities near Point Reyes Station ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Point Reyes Station.

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Point Reyes Station. Our list includes 5 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Point Reyes Station.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Point Reyes Station ...

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

Adding Point Reyes Station to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Point Reyes Station post office opened in 1891.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Point Reyes Station.

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 Point Reyes Station - 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 Point Reyes Station area will be assigned with one of these codes: 415 or 628. As a result, placing a call in the Point Reyes Station 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 Point Reyes Station). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Point Reyes Station 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>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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