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Welcome to Sierra City ...

Sierra City is located in Sierra County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sierra City, you might consider that their post office opened in 1864.

Sierra City is 4,170 feet [1,271 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Sierra City is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Sierra City: 530 & 837<3>

The ZIP code for Sierra City: 96125<4>

Communities near Sierra City ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sierra City ...

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

Adding Sierra City to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sierra City 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 (so far) for Sierra City was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Sierra City post office opened in 1864.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sierra City.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Sierra, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sierra City - 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 530 code has been Overlayed with the 837 area code. New phone numbers in the Sierra City area will be assigned with one of these codes: 530 or 837. As a result, placing a call in the Sierra City 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 Sierra City). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Sierra City 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 the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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