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Welcome to Spreckels ...

Spreckels is located in Monterey County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Spreckels, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1898.

Spreckels is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Spreckels: 831

The ZIP code for Spreckels: 93962<3>

Websites for Spreckels ...

Junior League:   www.jlmontereycounty.org/

Communities near Spreckels ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Spreckels ...

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

Adding Spreckels to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Spreckels post office opened in 1898.

We also found Spreckels in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - California & Nevada.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Spreckels.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Monterey, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Spreckels - 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 Spreckels). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Spreckels 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/