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Welcome to Rico ...

Rico is located in Imperial County<1>.

Rico is near sea level<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Rico (for example, toward Yuma (AZ)), you will leave Pacific Time and cross into the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST). In addition, you will be moving from an area that observes daylight saving time to one that does not.

Area Codes for Rico: 760 & 442<3>

Communities Also Named Rico ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Rico - they are located in Colorado, Georgia, North Carolina and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Rico ...

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

  • El Centro
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Calexico
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Brawley
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Imperial
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Date City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Date City
    • Date City is located in Imperial County
  • Heber
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Alamorio
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alamorio. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamorio
    • Alamorio is located in Imperial County
  • Seeley
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Westmorland
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Amos ‑ Historic
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amos
    • Amos is located in Imperial County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Rico. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rico.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rico ...

Looking for more information about Rico? 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 Rico, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Rico.

Adding Rico to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rico 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 Rico was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - California & Nevada.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rico.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rico. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Imperial County: www.co.imperial.ca.us/

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 Imperial, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rico - 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 760 code has been Overlayed with the 442 area code. New phone numbers in the Rico area will be assigned with one of these codes: 760 or 442. As a result, placing a call in the Rico area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.




 

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