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Welcome to Sholun ...

Sholun is located in San Mateo County<1>.

Sholun is 330 feet [101 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Sholun: 650

Communities near Sholun ...

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

  • San Francisco
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Oakland
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Berkeley
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Richmond
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
    • Richmond is located in Contra Costa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 110,038 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond <3>
  • San Mateo
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • San Leandro
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Redwood City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Alameda
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • South San Francisco
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • San Bruno
    (4 miles [6.4 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 Sholun. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sholun.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sholun ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including San Mateo, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sholun - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.