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Welcome to Smartville ...

Smartville is located in Yuba County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Smartville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1865.

Smartville is 660 feet [201 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Smartville: 530

The ZIP code for Smartville: 95977<3>

Communities Also Named Smartville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Smartville - they are located in Nebraska and New York.

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

Communities near Smartville ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Smartville ...

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

Adding Smartville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Smartville 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 Smartville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Smartville post office opened in 1865.

We also found Smartville in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Smartville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Yuba, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Smartville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 Smartville). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Smartville or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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