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Welcome to Riego ...

Riego is primarily located in Placer County<1>. A portion of Riego extends into Sutter County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Riego, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1908.

Riego is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Riego: 916 & 279<3>

Communities near Riego ...

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

  • Sacramento
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Roseville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Citrus Heights
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Folsom
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
    • Folsom is located in Sacramento County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 82,726 people
    • Folsom has also been known as:
    • Folsom City
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Folsom <4>
  • Rancho Cordova
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Rocklin
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Davis
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Woodland
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • West Sacramento
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Lincoln
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Riego ...

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

Adding Riego to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Riego 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 Riego was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

X2X - From that list, the Riego post office opened in 1908.

We also found Riego in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - California & Nevada.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Riego.

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

The official website for Placer County: www.placer.ca.gov/

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 Placer, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Riego - 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 916 code has been Overlayed with the 279 area code. New phone numbers in the Riego area will be assigned with one of these codes: 916 or 279. As a result, placing a call in the Riego 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>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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