Welcome to Santa Rita Park ...
Santa Rita Park is located in Merced County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Santa Rita Park, you might consider that their post office opened in 1940.
Santa Rita Park is 110 feet [34 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Santa Rita Park lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Santa Rita Park: 209 & 350<3>
The ZIP code for Santa Rita Park: 93661<4>
Communities near Santa Rita Park ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Santa Rita Park.
- Merced
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Los Banos
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Chowchilla
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Firebaugh
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dos Palos
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- South Dos Palos
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- El Nido
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Abbato ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Abbato. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbato
- Abbato is located in Merced County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Abbato
- From Santa Rita Park to Abbato
- Oro Loma ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lincoln ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Lincoln is located in Madera County
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 Santa Rita Park. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Santa Rita Park.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Santa Rita Park. 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 Santa Rita Park.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Santa Rita Park. See our Newspapers Page for Santa Rita Park.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Santa Rita Park ...
Looking for more information about Santa Rita Park? 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 Santa Rita Park, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Santa Rita Park.
Adding Santa Rita Park to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Santa Rita Park 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 Santa Rita Park was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>
From that list, the Santa Rita Park post office opened in 1940.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Santa Rita Park.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Merced, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Santa Rita Park - 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 209 code has been Overlayed with the 350 area code. New phone numbers in the Santa Rita Park area will be assigned with one of these codes: 209 or 350. As a result, placing a call in the Santa Rita Park 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 Santa Rita Park). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Santa Rita Park 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> | 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> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |