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Welcome to Skyforest ...

Skyforest is located in San Bernardino County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Skyforest, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1928.

Skyforest is 5,740 feet [1,750 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Skyforest is about 1 mile [or 1¾ km] above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Skyforest: 909 & 840<3>

The ZIP code for Skyforest: 92385<4>

Communities near Skyforest ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Skyforest ...

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

Adding Skyforest to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Skyforest post office opened in 1928.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Skyforest.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including San Bernardino, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Skyforest - 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 909 code has been Overlayed with the 840 area code. New phone numbers in the Skyforest area will be assigned with one of these codes: 909 or 840. As a result, placing a call in the Skyforest 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 Skyforest). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Skyforest 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 their list with background information can be found at:

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