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Welcome to Rancho Cordova ...

The city of Rancho Cordova is located in Sacramento County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rancho Cordova, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1955.

The city was incorporated July 1, 2003.

From the 2010 Census (the most recent Census number we have), Rancho Cordova had a population of 64,776 people.<2> (see below for details).

Rancho Cordova is 140 feet [43 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Rancho Cordova: 916 & 279<4>

The ZIP codes for Rancho Cordova: 95670, 95741-95743<5>

Websites for Rancho Cordova ...

Official Website:   www.cityofranchocordova.org/

Chamber of Commerce:   www.ranchocordova.org/

Communities near Rancho Cordova ...

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

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Rancho Cordova. Our list includes 6 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Rancho Cordova.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rancho Cordova ...

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

Adding Rancho Cordova to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rancho Cordova 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 Rancho Cordova was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<9>

X2X - From that list, the Rancho Cordova post office opened in 1955.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rancho Cordova.

The official website for Rancho Cordova: www.cityofranchocordova.org/

The official website for Sacramento County: www.saccounty.net/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Sacramento, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Rancho Cordova.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rancho Cordova - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 916 code has been Overlayed with the 279 area code. New phone numbers in the Rancho Cordova area will be assigned with one of these codes: 916 or 279. As a result, placing a call in the Rancho Cordova area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>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 city (such as Rancho Cordova). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Rancho Cordova or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).

Our list of ZIP Codes for Rancho Cordova includes: 95670, 95741, 95742 & 95743.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>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.
<8>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.
<9>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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




 

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