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Welcome to Soda Springs ...

Soda Springs is located in Nevada County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Soda Springs, you might consider that their post office opened in 1875.

A typical abbreviation for Soda Springs: Soda Spgs. (or less commonly used: Soda Spngs. or Soda Sprngs.)

Soda Springs is 6,760 feet [2,060 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Soda Springs is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Soda Springs: 530 & 837<3>

The ZIP code for Soda Springs: 95728<4>

Communities Also Named Soda Springs ...

While we believe that this Soda Springs is located in Nevada County, we know of another 4 California communities named Soda Springs. Those communities are located in the following counties: Mendocino, Placer, San Diego and Tulare County.

Beyond California, there are 12 communities that are also named Soda Springs - they are located in Colorado (2), Idaho (2), Montana, Nevada and Texas (2).

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

Communities near Soda Springs ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Soda Springs ...

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

Adding Soda Springs to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Soda Springs post office opened in 1875.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Soda Springs.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Nevada, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Soda Springs - 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 Soda Springs area will be assigned with one of these codes: 530 or 837. As a result, placing a call in the Soda Springs 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 Soda Springs). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Soda Springs 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/