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Welcome to Rodeo ...

Rodeo is located in Contra Costa County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rodeo, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

Rodeo is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Codes for Rodeo: 510 & 341<3>

The ZIP code for Rodeo: 94572<4>

Communities Also Named Rodeo ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Rodeo - it's located in New Mexico.

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

Communities near Rodeo ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rodeo ...

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

Adding Rodeo to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rodeo 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 Rodeo was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Rodeo post office opened in 1892.

We also found Rodeo mentioned on a train schedule titled Southern Pacific Railroad Time Tables (March 1908).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rodeo.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Contra Costa, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rodeo - 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 510 code has been Overlayed with the 341 area code. New phone numbers in the Rodeo area will be assigned with one of these codes: 510 or 341. As a result, placing a call in the Rodeo 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 Rodeo). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Rodeo 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 their list with background information can be found at:

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