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Welcome to Stauffer ...

Stauffer is located in Ventura County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Stauffer, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1905.

Stauffer is 5,060 feet [1,542 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Stauffer is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Stauffer: 805 & 820<3>

Communities Also Named Stauffer ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two California communities named Stauffer: This one is located in Ventura County and the other is located in San Mateo County.

Beyond California, there are 6 communities that are also named Stauffer - they are located in Alberta, Maryland, Oregon, Pennsylvania and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Stauffer ...

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

  • Lake of the Woods
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake of the Woods
    • Lake of the Woods is located in Kern County
  • Frazier Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Pine Mountain Club
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Gorman
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Lebec
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Grapevine
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapevine
    • Grapevine is located in Kern County
  • Wheeler Ridge
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Mettler
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Ojai
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ojai
    • Ojai is located in Ventura County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,587 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ojai <4>
  • Ventucopa
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ventucopa
    • Ventucopa is located in Santa Barbara County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Stauffer ...

Looking for more information about Stauffer? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Stauffer, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Stauffer.

Adding Stauffer to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Stauffer in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Stauffer was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Stauffer post office opened in 1905.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Stauffer.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Ventura, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Stauffer - 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 805 code has been Overlayed with the 820 area code. New phone numbers in the Stauffer area will be assigned with one of these codes: 805 or 820. As a result, placing a call in the Stauffer area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<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/