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Welcome to Pollock Pines ...

Pollock Pines is located in El Dorado County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pollock Pines, you might consider that their post office opened in 1936.

Pollock Pines is 3,930 feet [1,198 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Pollock Pines is ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Pollock Pines: 530 & 837<3>

The ZIP code for Pollock Pines: 95726<4>

Websites for Pollock Pines ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.eldoradocounty.org/

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

Communities near Pollock Pines ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pollock Pines ...

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

Adding Pollock Pines to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pollock Pines 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 (so far) for Pollock Pines was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Pollock Pines post office opened in 1936.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pollock Pines.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including El Dorado, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pollock Pines - 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 530 code has been Overlayed with the 837 area code. New phone numbers in the Pollock Pines area will be assigned with one of these codes: 530 or 837. As a result, placing a call in the Pollock Pines 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 Pollock Pines). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Pollock Pines 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 the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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