Welcome to Poplar (aka 'Poplar - Cotton Center') ...
Poplar is located in Tulare County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Poplar, you might consider that their post office opened in 1880.
Poplar is 370 feet [113 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Poplar lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Poplar: 559 & 357<3>
The ZIP code for Poplar: 93257<4>
The community of Poplar has also been called Poplar - Cotton Center.
Communities Also Named Poplar ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 19 communities that are also named Poplar - they are located in Idaho, Iowa (2), Kentucky, Maryland, Minnesota, Montana (2), North Carolina, Ohio (2), Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin (2).
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Poplar.
Communities near Poplar ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Poplar.
- Tulare
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Porterville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lindsay
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Farmersville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Exeter
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Woodville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Saucelito ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Saucelito. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saucelito
- Saucelito is located in Tulare County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Saucelito
- From Poplar to Saucelito
- Strathmore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Terra Bella
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- East Porterville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
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 Poplar. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Poplar.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Poplar. 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 Poplar.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Poplar. See our Newspapers Page for Poplar.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Poplar ...
Looking for more information about Poplar? 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.
While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Poplar, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Poplar.
Adding Poplar to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Poplar 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 Poplar was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Poplar post office opened in 1880. The Poplar post office closed in 1907.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Poplar.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Tulare, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Poplar - 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 559 code has been Overlayed with the 357 area code. New phone numbers in the Poplar area will be assigned with one of these codes: 559 or 357. As a result, placing a call in the Poplar 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 Poplar). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Poplar 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> | 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. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |