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Welcome to Shellville Colony ...

Shellville Colony is located in Sonoma County<1>.

Shellville Colony is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Codes for Shellville Colony: 707 & 369<3>

Communities near Shellville Colony ...

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

  • Vallejo
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Napa
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napa
    • Napa is located in Napa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 77,032 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Napa <4>
  • Petaluma
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • San Rafael
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Novato
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Rohnert Park
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • San Pablo
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Benicia
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Hercules
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hercules
    • Hercules is located in Contra Costa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,221 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hercules <4>
  • American Canyon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Shellville Colony ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Sonoma, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Shellville Colony - 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 707 code has been Overlayed with the 369 area code. New phone numbers in the Shellville Colony area will be assigned with one of these codes: 707 or 369. As a result, placing a call in the Shellville Colony 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.