Welcome to Shelter Cove ...

Shelter Cove is located in Humboldt County<1>.

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

A typical abbreviation for Shelter Cove: Shelter Cv.

Shelter Cove is 130 feet [40 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The telephone area code for Shelter Cove: (707)

The ZIP code for Shelter Cove: 95589<3>

Communities Also Named Shelter Cove ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two California communities named Shelter Cove: This one is located in Humboldt County and the other is located in San Mateo County.

Beyond California, there are 3 communities that are also named Shelter Cove - they are located in New Jersey and South Carolina.

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

Communities near Shelter Cove ...

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

• Whitethorn
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitethorn
  • Whitethorn is located in Humboldt County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitethorn <4>
• Ettersburg
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ettersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ettersburg
  • Ettersburg is located in Humboldt County
• Briceland
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briceland
  • Briceland is located in Humboldt County
• Honeydew
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeydew
  • Honeydew is located in Humboldt County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Honeydew <4>
• Redway
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redway
  • Redway is located in Humboldt County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Redway <4>
• Cooks Valley
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooks Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Valley
  • Cooks Valley is located in Humboldt County
• Garberville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garberville
  • Garberville is located in Humboldt County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garberville <4>
• Piercy
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piercy
  • Piercy is located in Mendocino County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Piercy <4>
• Miranda
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miranda
  • Miranda is located in Humboldt County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Miranda <4>
• Myers Flat
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers Flat
  • Myers Flat is located in Humboldt County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Myers Flat <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Shelter Cove ...

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

Adding Shelter Cove to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Shelter Cove post office opened in 1892.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Shelter Cove.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Humboldt County: www.co.humboldt.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/